International Journal of Engineering Research

Abstract

India is a developing country taken an initiative on developing infrastructure to meet the requirements of globalization in the construction of structures. Concrete is the only material to fulfill this demand & volume of concrete consumed by the construction industry is very large. A volume of concrete is comprised of sand, aggregate,cement, water & admixtures as required. The fine aggregates or sand used is usually obtained from natural sources specially river beds or river banks.

The paper presents review of research work on effects of artificial sand on compressive strength and workability of concrete. A brief summary of the most significant investigations on the behaviour of concrete by replacing natural sand with artificial sand due to which environmental and social problems arise due to acute shortage of naturals and will be overcome.

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