Why sand is sprinkled on hot bitumen while laying DPC

Dnyan Deshmukh

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To form a bonding between materials, the very essential thing is "key" to make interlocking of them.
Bitumen and cement are two different materials, if there is cement finish above it, cement will require a key for bonding which is generally made by sprinkling sand particles on surface.
 
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