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Review

Concrete Made with Dune Sand: Overview of Fresh, Mechanical and Durability Properties

by
Jawad Ahmad
1,*,
Ali Majdi
2,
Ahmed Farouk Deifalla
3,*,
Hisham Jahangir Qureshi
4,
Muhammad Umair Saleem
5,
Shaker M. A. Qaidi
6 and
Mohammed A. El-Shorbagy
7
1
Department of Civil Engineering, Military College of Engineering, Risalpur 4707, Pakistan
2
Department of Building and Construction Technologies Engineering, Al-Mustaqbal University College, Hillah 51001, Iraq
3
Structural Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Future University in Egypt, New Cairo 11845, Egypt
4
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia
5
Service Stream Limited Co., Chatswood, NSW 2067, Australia
6
Department of Civil Engineering, University of Duhok, Duhok 42001, Iraq
7
Department of Mathematics, College of Science and Humanities in Al-Kharj, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj 11942, Saudi Arabia
*
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Materials 2022, 15(17), 6152; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15176152
Submission received: 26 June 2022 / Revised: 21 July 2022 / Accepted: 22 July 2022 / Published: 5 September 2022
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Green Materials and Manufacturing Processes)
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Abstract

According to the authors’ best information, the majority of research focuses on other waste materials, such as recycling industrial waste (glass, silica fume, marble and waste foundry sand), etc. However, some researchers suggest dune sand as an alternative material for concrete production, but knowledge is still scarce. Therefore, a comprehensive review is required on dune sand to evaluate its current progress as well as its effects on the strength and durability properties of concrete. The review presents detailed literature on dune sand in concrete. The important characteristics of concrete such as slump, compressive, flexural, cracking behaviors, density, water absorption and sulfate resistance were considered for analysis. Results indicate that dune sand can be used in concrete up to 40% without any negative effect on strength and durability. The negative impact of dune sand on strength and durability was due to poor grading and fineness, which restricts the complete (100%) substation of dune sand. Furthermore, a decrease in flowability was observed. Finally, the review highlights the research gap for future studies.
Keywords: dune sand; compressive strength; tensile strength; fine aggregate; durability dune sand; compressive strength; tensile strength; fine aggregate; durability

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Ahmad, J.; Majdi, A.; Deifalla, A.F.; Qureshi, H.J.; Saleem, M.U.; Qaidi, S.M.A.; El-Shorbagy, M.A. Concrete Made with Dune Sand: Overview of Fresh, Mechanical and Durability Properties. Materials 2022, 15, 6152. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15176152

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Ahmad J, Majdi A, Deifalla AF, Qureshi HJ, Saleem MU, Qaidi SMA, El-Shorbagy MA. Concrete Made with Dune Sand: Overview of Fresh, Mechanical and Durability Properties. Materials. 2022; 15(17):6152. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15176152

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Ahmad, Jawad, Ali Majdi, Ahmed Farouk Deifalla, Hisham Jahangir Qureshi, Muhammad Umair Saleem, Shaker M. A. Qaidi, and Mohammed A. El-Shorbagy. 2022. "Concrete Made with Dune Sand: Overview of Fresh, Mechanical and Durability Properties" Materials 15, no. 17: 6152. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15176152

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Ahmad, J., Majdi, A., Deifalla, A. F., Qureshi, H. J., Saleem, M. U., Qaidi, S. M. A., & El-Shorbagy, M. A. (2022). Concrete Made with Dune Sand: Overview of Fresh, Mechanical and Durability Properties. Materials, 15(17), 6152. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15176152

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