Performance of Concrete Developed by Enhanced Gradation of Natural Fine River Sands by Partial Replacement of Waste Quarry Dust

Table 3

Physical properties of fine and coarse aggregates.

Material type	Name	Fineness modulus ASTM C136 [26]	Bulk density (kg/m^3) ASTM C29 [27]	Specific gravity ASTM C127 ASTM C128 [28, 29]	Water absorption (%) ASTM C127 ASTM C128 [28, 29]
Lawrencepur sand	LS	2.15	1590	2.67	1.2
Ravi sand	RS	1.12	1470	2.55	1.51
Normalized Ravi sand	NRS	1.61	1400	2.66	1.25
Chenab sand	CS	1.26	1500	2.61	1.3
Normalized Chenab sand	NCS	1.92	1450	2.7	1.22
Quarry dust	C	2.86	1850	—	—
Normalized quarry dust	NC	3.64	1540	2.88	1.35
Coarse aggregate	CA	6.83	1390	2.63	0.88