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A Study on Effect of Mica Content on Engineering Properties of Sands

Authors : Rajesh Deb, Indira Baruah Gogoi

Published in: Proceedings of the Indian Geotechnical Conference 2019

Publisher: Springer Singapore

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Abstract

It is often necessary to understand the interaction of mica mineral with the fine aggregates which is often used for construction purposes. Mica is one of the known deterious minerals which affects the engineering properties of sand and which ultimately affects the concrete. Different research work has already being conducted by different researchers. In the present study, an attempt has been made to study the effect of mica on different engineering properties. Here, the percentage of mica by weight adopted for different test procedures are 2%, 4%, 6% and 8%. Direct shear test, standard Proctor test, CBR test and compressive strength test were conducted by percentage replacement of locally available sand by mica. From the laboratory test results, it established that the presence of mica in fine aggregates causes reduction of compressive strength, and it increases the water demand. The dry density value, shear strength and the CBR value also reduce with the presence of mica content.

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Metadata
Title
A Study on Effect of Mica Content on Engineering Properties of Sands
Authors
Rajesh Deb
Indira Baruah Gogoi
Copyright Year
2021
Publisher
Springer Singapore
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-6346-5_12