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Building-sand

Building Material Sand

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Sand is an essential material for any kind of construction. It’s used to make concrete and mortar, bricks and blocks, glass, casting moulds and many other things.

Building Material Sand

 

Material selection is essential in any building project or renovation and no construction is complete without the use of Sand. Sand is an essential material for any kind of construction. 

Sand one of the components use in building is essentially made from rocks that have been broken up and eroded over time and ground down to form much smaller particles. One of the primary ingredients of sand is silica. A material that is found in nearly a quarter of the Earth’s crust.

Besides, sand is classified by the size of its grains. Sand itself sits between gravel and silt with its grains being smaller than those that make up gravel but larger than those that make up silt.

Furthermore, sand is arguably one of the most used materials in the building trade. It’s used to make concrete and mortar, bricks and blocks, glass, casting moulds and many other things.

 

Characteristics Of  Sand

The properties are as follows.

  • The grains should be sharp and coarse in nature.
  • The sand should be free from clay material and organic matters and should be proper sand.
  • There should be no organic matter mixed with the sands.
  • The grains should be of durable minerals.
  • The sand should be free from sea salts.
  • The gradation of grains size should be such as that it will give lesser voids.
  • It should be clean and free from any sort of clay and silt.
  • It should not contain organic matter.
  • It should be chemically.
  • Sand is loose particles of hard broken rock; it comprises grains from the disintegrated rock.
  • The shape, size, and density of sands are critical when used for construction.

 

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