Beach and River Sand Effects on Mortar Properties with Granulometric Variation

A study analyzes the influence of substituting river sand with beach sand in mortar production. The experimental program measured aggregate properties like size distribution and bulk density, and mortar properties in fresh and hardened states, including water consumption, consistency, capillary coefficient, and mechanical strength. The results indicated similar physical behavior between the sands, with beach sand having a more uniform particle size distribution.

Use Cases

• Predicting mortar mechanical strength based on sand granulometric variation described in the study.
• Modeling water consumption and consistency in fresh mortar based on aggregate properties.
• Analyzing the capillary coefficient and mass change rate in hardened mortar with different sand compositions.
• Comparing the physical behavior of beach sand versus river sand for sustainable construction material selection.

Strengths

• The description specifies detailed experimental variables, including binder ratios of 1:3, 1:1:6, and 1:2:9.
• Analysis covers multiple mortar states: fresh (water consumption, consistency, bulk density) and hardened (capillary coefficient, mass change rate, compression/traction strength).
• Aggregate variations are quantified with specific fine and medium fraction percentages (e.g., 70% fine, 30% medium).

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Ruan L.S. Ferreira via paperswithcode

Collection Method

Experimental program analyzing aggregates and mortars, as described in the abstract.