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*Coarse sand for LID construction shall be clean and free free of toxic materials.
<li>The coarse sand for LID construction shall be clean and free free of toxic materials.
*The pH of the sand shall be  ≤ 7.0. Manufactured sand from limestone or dolostone parent material is not acceptable.</li>
<li>The pH of the sand shall be  ≤ 7.0. Manufactured sand from limestone or dolostone parent material is not acceptable.</li>
*The coarse sand shall have a fineness modulus index between 2.8 and 3.1 according to [https://www.astm.org/Standards/C33 ASTM C33/C33M], or otherwise meet the gradation below.
<li>The coarse sand shall have a fineness modulus index between 2.8 and 3.1 according to [https://www.astm.org/Standards/C33 ASTM C33/C33M], or otherwise meet the gradation below.</li>
 
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|+ Particle size distribution
<caption><strong>Particle size distribution</strong></caption>
|-
<tr class ='success'><th>Sieve</th><th>Percent passing</th></tr>
!style="background: darkcyan; color: white"|Sieve
<tr><td>9.5 mm</td><td>100</td></tr>
!style="background: darkcyan; color: white"|Percent passing
<tr><td>4.75 mm (No.4)</td><td>95-100</td></tr>
!style="background: darkcyan; color: white"|Header3
<tr><td>2.36 mm (No.8)</td><td>80-100</td></tr>
|-
<tr><td>1.18 mm (No.16)</td><td>50-85</td></tr>
|9.5 mm||100
<tr><td>0.60 mm (No.30)</td><td>25-85</td></tr>
|-
<tr><td>0.30 mm (No.50)</td><td>5-30</td></tr>
|4.75 mm (No.4)||95-100
<tr><td>0.15 mm (No.100)</td><td>0-10</td></tr>
|-
<tr><td>0.75 mm (No.200)</td><td>≤ 3</td></tr>
|2.36 mm (No.8)||80-100
</table>
|-
|1.18 mm (No.16)||50-85
|-
|0.60 mm (No.30)||25-85
|-
|0.30 mm (No.50)||5-30
|-
|0.15 mm (No.100)||0-10
|-
|0.075 mm (No.200)||≤ 3<
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Revision as of 16:38, 21 August 2017

  • Coarse sand for LID construction shall be clean and free free of toxic materials.
  • The pH of the sand shall be ≤ 7.0. Manufactured sand from limestone or dolostone parent material is not acceptable.
  • The coarse sand shall have a fineness modulus index between 2.8 and 3.1 according to ASTM C33/C33M, or otherwise meet the gradation below.
Particle size distribution
Sieve Percent passing Header3
9.5 mm 100
4.75 mm (No.4) 95-100
2.36 mm (No.8) 80-100
1.18 mm (No.16) 50-85
0.60 mm (No.30) 25-85
0.30 mm (No.50) 5-30
0.15 mm (No.100) 0-10
0.075 mm (No.200) ≤ 3<