Research Article
Effect of Fly Ash on Mortar Mixes with Quarry Dust as Fine Aggregate
Table 4
Physical properties of quarry dust and natural sand.
| Property | Quarry dust | Natural sand | Test method |
| Specific gravity | 2.54 | 2.67 | IS 2386 (Part III) 1963 | Bulk relative density (kg/m3) | 1800 | 1770 | IS 2386 (Part III) 1963 | Absorption (%) | 1.4 | 1.2 | IS 2386 (Part III) 1963 | Moisture content (%) | Nil | Nil | IS 2386 (Part III) 1963 |
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