It would appear that desert sand is not ideal for construction purposes, at least historical. [1] I also googled "dessert sand construction" and found a Wikipedia article on land reclamation in Singapore. [2] Apparently Singapore is also using artificial barriers polders (same as or similar to dikes) to reclaim land, which I didn't see mentioned in the above article. [3]
Sand is not sand. Sand from the dessert is usually very smooth due to environmental factors and therefore not suitable for construction or land development because it will not be as solid tighten together as more rough sand.
That's the paradox behind the fact that states surrounded by dessert in the middle east import sand to be able to build their scyscrapers. And that's also the reason why sand is a limited resource and for people stealing sand in the pacific area.
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[ 3.2 ms ] story [ 23.6 ms ] threadIt would appear that desert sand is not ideal for construction purposes, at least historical. [1] I also googled "dessert sand construction" and found a Wikipedia article on land reclamation in Singapore. [2] Apparently Singapore is also using artificial barriers polders (same as or similar to dikes) to reclaim land, which I didn't see mentioned in the above article. [3]
[1] https://www.overtureglobal.io/story/-slippery-slopes-of-the-...
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_reclamation_in_Singapore
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polder