Why sea sand and desert sand are dont used for construction



Why sea sand and desert sand are dont used for construction..

Answer / saravanan

Sea sand is highly salt content and it leads to the steel corrosion.
Desert sand is too small , because the strength of the structure is poor therefore two types of sand are do not used for construction.

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