Paving sand calculator

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1. UFGS 32 14 13.13, Interlocking precast concrete unit paving (US Department of Defense unified facilities guide specification, 2019): a dense-graded base, within 10 mm under a 3 m straightedge; bedding sand screeded to an uncompacted average of 25 mm, left uncompacted and not walked on, and never used to fill low areas in the base; bedding sand to ASTM C33 with at most 1 % passing 0.075 mm; joint sand to ASTM C144 with at most 5 % passing 0.075 mm; joints 2–5 mm; gaps at edges at most 6 mm; at least three plate passes; no seating or joint filling within 1.5 m of an unrestrained edge; joint sand swept and vibrated until no more goes in; finished surface flush with or up to 6 mm above edges and drains
2. ACT Government (Canberra), Standard specification for urban infrastructure works, section 12: segmental paving (2002): bedding never used for levelling; screed no further ahead than can be paved that day; joint sand dry when spread; laid joints 2–5 mm; plate fitted with a carpet or roller to protect the pavers; no compaction within 1 m of the working face
3. Penn State University, CE 584 concrete course notes: aggregates: aggregate for normal concrete weighs 1,520–1,680 kg/m³
4. NPTEL (Indian Institutes of Technology), soil mechanics worked examples: dry sand about 1,600 kg/m³