Answer / maha.kar500

Due to moisture in each particle of sand,sand gets a
coating of water due to surface tension which keeps the
particles apart.This causes an increment in volume of sand
kown as bulking.

Answer / ragunath

Bulking of sand means increase in it's volume due to presence of surface moisture . The volume increases with increase in moisture content . The volume may increase up to 20 to 40% when moisture content is 5 to 10 %

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Answer / radha krishnan

volume of sand increase in volume of water due to the presence of moisture content

Answer / ladheedha

When mixes are specified by volume, the sand is assumed to be dry. The volume of a given weight of sand, however, varies according to its moisture content. Equal weights of dry and inundated sand have practically the same volume but the same weight of sand in a damp condition can occupy a volume as much as 40% greater. This phenomenon is known as 'bulking'.

Answer / smiley,hamy,deen,goyads

The increase in the volume of sand due to the presence of moisture is known as bulking of sand. This is due to the fact that moisture forms a film of water around the sand particles and this results in an increase in the volume of sand. The extent of bulking depends on the grading of sand.

Answer / mohammed aijaz hussain

Sand when dampens occupies more space than when it was dry.
Increase 25% more sand and reduce 20% water otherwise it
will influence the water-cement ratio.

Answer / xxx

Increase in volume of sand due to presence of moisture is known as bulking of sand

Answer / prasad sathe

When a sand when dissolved in water and it occupies more space due moisture content is called as bulking of sand.

Answer / adeel emad

Bulking of sand increase the volume of sand due to presence of moisture content.It can go up to the 40% and moisture content can go upto the 5 %

Answer / ranjith kumar

newly get sand volume (wet condition) its get to measure after 1 month volume will be reduce.because its ratio between wet sand volume and dry sand volume

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