RESULTS OF A SIEVE ANALYSIS
Opening (mm) Percent finer (%)
4.75 100 GRAIN SIZE DISTRIBU
2 95.61
100
0.85 82.98
0.425 61.49 90
0.25 42.07
80
0.15 20.18
0.075 6.29 70
D10 0.095032397408207 60 D60 = 0.41mm
D30 0.19486066697122 50
D60 0.411573120494336
40
10 60
30 D30 = 0.19mm
0.411573120494 60
0.411573120494 0 20
0.411573120494 60
10
D10 = 0.095mm
10 30 0
0.194860666971 30 10 1
0.194860666971 0 Grain Size
0.194860666971 30
10 10
0.095032397408 10
0.095032397408 0
0.095032397408 10
GRAIN SIZE DISTRIBUTION CURVE
Percent Finer (%)
D60 = 0.41mm
D30 = 0.19mm
mm
1 0.1 0.01
Grain Size (mm)
SIEVE AND HYDROMETER ANALYIS
Sieve number/ Grain Size Percent Finer (%) GRAIN SIZE
Sieve 0.425 100
100
0.18 97
0.09 92 90
0.075 90
80
Hydrometer 0.04 74
0.015 42 70
Percent Finer (%)
0.008 27
0.004 17 60
0.002 11 50
40
30
20
10
0
1 0.1
Sieve number/ Grain Size Percent Finer (%)
0.425 100
0.033 90
GRAIN SIZ
0.018 80
100
0.01 70
0.0062 60
90
0.0035 50
0.0018 40 80
0.001 35
70
Percent Finer (%)
60
50
40
30
70
Percent Finer (%)
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
1 0.1
GRAIN SIZE DISTRIBUTION CURVE
0.1 0.01 0.001
Grain Size (mm)
GRAIN SIZE DISTRIBUTION CURVE
0.1 0.01 0.001
Grain Size (mm)