Use of Fineness Modulus in Predicting Density of Clean Sand

Abstract

Relative density is an indicator of compaction level of any granular or cohesionless soil.
Sand is preferred for filling work due to its less affinity towards pore moisture content as
compared to cohesive soils. It is very difficult to obtain homogeneous sands practically
during various earth work operations or other construction practices, resulting in
heterogeneous properties in used samples collected from various sources. There are many
studies on numerous sand properties but there aren’t many studies relating relative density
and fineness modulus of sand. The aim of this research is to carry out an experimental study
regarding the relation between the density and fineness modulus of sand and to establish
empirical relation between them.