Why we are using coarse sand for brick work and is there any technical problem

Why we are using coarse sand for brick work and is there any
technical problem if, we use fine sand instead of coarse sand.

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Why we are using coarse sand for brick work and is there any technical problem if, we use fine sand..

Answer / ronak shah

there is gap between two partical of couse sand. we
applied plaster on it. bonding between plaster and masonary
is good. so we used couse sand. compratively silt content
in couse sand is less.

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Why we are using coarse sand for brick work and is there any technical problem if, we use fine sand..

Answer / ayush agarwal

water requirement of per unit surface area will be less in
coarse sand in compare to fine sand hence less will be
workability and more will be strength

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Why we are using coarse sand for brick work and is there any technical problem if, we use fine sand..

Answer / sjtbehera

Cement and coarse sand give hard strength compare to fine sand. It is difficult to obtain fine sand compared to coarse sand. Cost of fine sand is higher than coarse sand

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Why we are using coarse sand for brick work and is there any technical problem if, we use fine sand..

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course sand is not suitable for brick work

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