Answer / dibya ranjan pradhan

To increase the
compressive strength of
CONCRETE.

Answer / nasir123

Basic Function of Aggregate is to Provide strength and basic function of sand is to create bond between the constituents thats why we use the aggregate and sand

Answer / rajdeep sengupta

so as to minimize the cost. And also cement alone cannot form concrete it is just a binder of both fine and course aggregate.

Answer / anindya gupta

IN CONCRETE CEMENT IS USED AS A BINDING MATERIAL.IN THIS CIRCUMSTANCES SAND WHICH IS A FINE AGGREGATE AND AGGREGATE GENERALLY COARSE AGGREGATE IS USED AS A FILLER MATERIAL IN CONCRETE. IT ALSO CREATE A BONDING BETWEEN CEMENT AND AGGREGATE AND INCREASE STRENGTH.

Answer / ibadullah

as to create bond between cement and coarse aggregate(crush).

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