• Puja Kumari
• Pushpendra Kumar Kushwaha

In general, the demand of natural sand is quite high in developing countries to satisfy the rapid infrastructure growth. In this situation the developing country like India is facing shortage in good quality of natural sand. Now-a-days good sand is not readily available; it is transported from a long distance. The artificial sand produced by proper machines can be a better substitute to river sand. River sand in many parts of the country is not graded properly and has excessive silt and organic impurities and these can be detrimental to durability of steel in concrete whereas Artificial sand has no silt or organic impurities. Mix design has been done for M20 and M25 grade concrete. Various tests were conducted and compared with concrete without natural sand. It is found that compressive and flexural strength of artificial sand is more than natural sand. So, replacement of natural sand gives a proper solution over scarcity of natural sand and also helps in making eco-balance.

Artificial Sand, Natural Sand, Compressive Strength, Concrete, Properties, Environmental Protection

"Experimental Investigation on use of Artificial Sand in Concrete Production", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no.291-312, January 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1901A38.pdf

"Experimental Investigation on use of Artificial Sand in Concrete Production", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no. pp291-312, January 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1901A38.pdf