M Sand

● An increase in demand for sand which is one of

the most important constituents of concrete.
● On one hand, its demand is increasing,while on
the other hand,the supply of natural sand is
limited.
● On top of that,mining of sand has led to many
environmental disasters.
 Environmental concerns
● Due to mining of sand from the river
bed,groundwater level of water has gone down
as a result percolation of rainwater in the
ground is less.
● Due to excess sand being taken from the
river,the areas near the river such as river
banks face a lot of soil erosion.
● As the supply of natural sand is limited,it
increases the material cost, and even then,its
constant supply cannot be ascertained.
● In many parts of the world,river sand is not
graded correctly and due to this there are
excessive amounts of silt and organic impurities
Under such circumstances,there is a need to
find alterntive for river sand which can act as a
long-term replacement for it.h
 The manufactured sand
is
an alternative,which has been tried globally
and has proved to be successful.
PRODUCTION
M Sand is popularly known by different names
such as Manufactured sand, Crushed sand.
Artificial Sand. Pozzolan sand,Crushed stone
sand
 INDIAN CODE
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
VARIOUS USES OF M SAND
● Concrete M-sand ----------> IS 383 1970
● Blockwork M-sand ----------> IS 2116 1980
● Plastering M-sand -----------> IS 1542 1992
 ADVANTAGES

● Cost effective
● Lesser impurities
● Complaint with the standard guidelined
● Eco-Friendly
● Good mechanical properties
Better vrushing strength
Higher fluxural strength
Good abeasuon resistance
Better bond with the cement
High unit weight
lower permeability
 DISADVANTAGES

● Issues of workability due to

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