@article{Limeira_Agulló_Etxeberria_2012, title={Dredged marine sand as a new source for construction materials}, volume={62}, url={https://materconstrucc.revistas.csic.es/index.php/materconstrucc/article/view/641}, DOI={10.3989/mc.2011.61710}, abstractNote={This work deals with the use of dredged marine sand (DMS) in pastes and mortars as construction material. Different materials from two Spanish ports were used: DMS-0 from Sant Carles de la Ràpita and DMS-A, DMS-B and DMS-C from Barcelona. The aim of the study was to assess DMS as addition (its influence on cohesion and fluidity) or as a fine granular corrector (its influence on compressive strength) in different mixes of cement paste and mortars, respectively. Two experimental stages were carried out: firstly, DMS-0 material was used on the production of pastes and mortars (partial substitution of raw sand 0/2 mm); secondly, DMS-A, DMS-B and DMS-C were used on mortar production (partial substitution of raw sand 0/5 mm). The fresh and hardened properties obtained were compared to those of the control mixes; the results revealed 25 % as an optimum substitution ratio of raw sands for DMS.}, number={305}, journal={Materiales de Construcción}, author={Limeira, J. and Agulló, L. and Etxeberria, M.}, year={2012}, month={Mar.}, pages={7–24} }