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Why engineers shouldn't use sea sand in making cement mortar and concrete?

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تم إضافة السؤال من قبل Mohamed Galal Hussein Ahmed Mohamed , Technical Mnager , Fast Building Contracting Co.
تاريخ النشر: 2014/11/18
Saleem Siddiqui
من قبل Saleem Siddiqui , Accountant , Mohsin foods

Because of heavy salt content and other undesirable salts which when formed a part of concrete, reacts to form compounds which harm and corrode concrete. They are also more irregular shape then river sand which is rounded in nature.

Marine sands have mechanical, chemical and physical properties identical to the high quality land-based sands and as such the end users are no different. They are also widely used in the production of:

 

• Mortar for bricklaying and block making

• Screeds

• External renders

• Internal rendering

• Masonry blocks

• Paving blocks

       

Appi Reddy Kothapally
من قبل Appi Reddy Kothapally , Chief Structural Consultant , self employed

If a civil engineer goes though the procedure of chloride penetration test in concrete/RCC, he can answer the question. Sea/beach sands contain more NaCl which can bring down the structure life to5 years or even less, if the weather is humid. 

Alex Al Yazouri
من قبل Alex Al Yazouri , General Manager , Al Mushref Cooperative Society

Salt causes faster deterioration and corrosion.

Nazir Sarwary
من قبل Nazir Sarwary

because sea water contains some ingredients that may cause the concrete to be decreased in strength and may have cracks after drying , for example , salt sulfur etc.

Zia Rehman
من قبل Zia Rehman , Director Project Management , M/s U.C.C Private Limited

Sea sand  contains the salts which would result in much faster deterioration of the structures. 

Riad Daalache
من قبل Riad Daalache , Civil lead Engineer , Sonatrach

even sea sand contains salt ,it can be used after cleaning with water.

we already used it in Algeria for many projects specialy for bridge and offshore constrctions without any problem  ;itr was accepted by laboratory

Wolf Klaas Kinsbergen
من قبل Wolf Klaas Kinsbergen , Managing Director, Designer , ingenieursbureau KB International NV

Why not? we can even make concrete with seawater if necessary. I know that sea salt and cement aren't friends in the mixture

Muhammad Khalil
من قبل Muhammad Khalil , Chief Engineer (Civil) , Water and Sanitation Services Mardan

sea sand contains salts which deteriorates the plastered surface and the slab surface and in the long run cause seepage in the building.

Shabnamsha Anas
من قبل Shabnamsha Anas , Assistant Engineer , GAH Builders

The excessive presence of salt causes deterioration of the structure. reduces the durability

amir khaliq
من قبل amir khaliq , Material Engineer , Khatib and Alami

Because it contains salts,higher values of sulphates and chlorides

Richard Castuera
من قبل Richard Castuera , Civil and Road Supervisor , Al Harbi Trading and Contracting company

as we know that sea sand are contain with salt and if we use it directly without washing with sweet water it will cause our concrete strength to deteriorate or lessen the strength of our concrete and may cause for cracking of the structure

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