Comparative Study to Develop Correlation between Different Properties of River Sand of Bangladesh

Abstract

To use river sand as filling materials for
changing the grade or elevation of real property
(i.e. road or rail network, embankment, low
land for construction etc.) is a common practice
in Bangladesh. The main sources of the fillers
are the big rivers of Bangladesh which are
Padma, Meghna and Jamuna. In this study 3
sets of soil samples with 3 samples in each set
(total 9 soil samples) were collected from
Shitalakshya riverbank. To represent the river
sand three major rivers of Bangladesh and they
are the Padma, the Meghna and the Jamuna.
The prime aim of this study was to determine
the important properties of collected sands and
make a representative correlation among them.
The regression analysis result between angle of
internal friction and fineness modulus for
Padma and Jamuna river sands are rationally
representative but the correlation between angle
of internal friction with mean particle size and
specific gravity did not develop any explanatory
outcome. The regression analysis results
indicate a representative correlation between
specific gravity and fineness modulus. Whereas
analysis result for specific gravity and mean
particle size did not show any representative
correlation. In case of fineness modulus and
mean particle size no productive results have
been generated.