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Discussion Forum : Concrete Technology - Section 4 (Q.No. 15)
15.
Sand requiring a high water cement ratio, belongs to
Zone I
Zone II
Zone III
Zone IV.
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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Discussion:
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Ram said:   3 years ago
Zone 4 is required more w/c ratio. Beacuse zone 4 is more finer than zone 1. And fine sand more surface area and more surface are more required w/c.
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Sultan said:   7 years ago
Zone 1.

It is asked about w/c ratio, not about only water. Zone 1 sands are coarser so they have the comparatively lesser surface area, so they require a lesser amount of cement hence higher w/c ratio.
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Vijay reddy m patil said:   3 years ago
Zone 4 requires high water cement ratio because in fine sand fineness increases, surface area also increases.
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Rakesh roushan said:   4 years ago
@All,

Here, the question is not talking about water it's is taking about ratio if water is increased cement will also increase in zone 4 so it's experimental that zone 1 requires less w/c ratio.
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Waleed said:   5 years ago
The answer must be (d) because zone 4 contains fine sand grading and therefore it has a large surface area and required more paste to fill up these voids.
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Agha Bilal said:   6 months ago
From zone-I to zone-IV, fineness is increasing. So specific surface area (SSA) increases. As SSA increases it requires more water for surface coating.
So, w/c ratio increases from zone I to IV.

Hence, the correct option is (D).
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Sudheer rawat said:   6 years ago
Answer must be D because finer sand has more surface area to coarse sand. And more surface area needs more water to lubricate. So the correct answer is D.
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Rajau das said:   6 years ago
Fine sand bulking is large. So the answer is Zone-4.
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Viru kapoor said:   7 years ago
Yeah;

It is zone 4. Because of more surface area.

Haidar Ullah said:   7 months ago
The correct answer is Zone IV.

As per the Indian Standard (IS) 383, the zones for sand are classified based on the fineness modulus, which is a measure of the sand's gradation.

Zone IV corresponds to very coarse sand, which typically requires a higher water-cement ratio.


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