Test:1

Sieving Method

Initial mass, m1 (g): 520

Particle Diameter, mm Mass before (A), g Mass after (B),g Mass of soil, m
2.000 472.00 641.30 169.30
1.180 424.40 476.40 52.00
0.600 404.60 475.90 71.30
0.425 367.90 402.10 34.20
0.300 357.30 399.00 41.70
0.212 345.10 379.30 34.20
0.150 310.70 337.60 26.90
0.063 261.60 285.60 24.00
0 523.90 541.10 17.20

Particle Diameter, mm Cumulative % passing

3 100 120
2.000 67.44
1.180 57.44
0.600 43.73 100
0.425 37.15
0.300 29.13
0.212 22.56
0.150 17.38 80
0.063 12.77
Percent Finer, %

60
D60 1.390 100 60
D30 0.313 1.39 60
D10 Err:502
40
1.39 0
1.39 60

100 30 20
0.313 30

0.313 0 0
0.313 30 100

100 10
0.01 10
0.01 0
0.01 10
 Hydrometer Method

% retained, (m/m1x100) Cumulative % passing % finer

32.56 67.44 67.44
10.00 57.44 90.00
13.71 43.73 86.29
6.58 37.15 93.42
8.02 29.13 91.98
6.58 22.56 93.42
5.17 17.38 94.83
4.62 12.77 95.38
3.31 9.46 96.69

120

100

80

60

40
D60 = 1.390

D30 = 0.313

20
D10 = 0.010

0
100 10 1 0.1 0.01 0.001

Particle Diameter, mm
Hydrometer Method
17.20g

Elapsed time (min) Temperature Reading Rh' Rh = Rh' = + Cm Effective Depth, Hr (mm)
0.5 7.5 8.0000 14.8
1 7 7.5000 14.9
2 6.5 7.0000 15.0
4 6 6.5000 15.2
8 5.5 6.0000 15.3
15 5 5.5000 15.4
30 4.8 5.3000 15.5
60 4.5 5.0000 15.6
120 4.3 4.8000 15.6
240 4.1 4.6000 15.7
480 4 4.5000 15.7
1440 1 1.5000 16.5

Particle Diameter, mm
3
2.000
1.180
0.600
0.425
0.300
0.212
0.150
0.063
0.044231
0.022313
0.011255
0.005677
0.002863
0.00154
0.000773
0.000388
0.000195
9.774E-05
4.895E-05
01 0.001 1.714E-05

D60
D30
D10

100
1.39

1.39
1.39

100
0.313

0.313
0.313

100
0.0551

0.0551
0.0551
 Effective Depth, Hr (mm) Particle Diameter, D (mm) Rd = Rh' - Ro' Percentage finer than D, %
14.809 0.0442306327 7.0000 65.362931642
14.941 0.0223128145 6.5000 60.6941508104
15.074 0.0112551563 6.0000 56.0253699789
15.206 0.0056769527 5.5000 51.3565891473
15.338 0.0028631636 5.0000 46.6878083157
15.470 0.0015401871 4.5000 42.0190274841
15.523 0.0007727269 4.3000 40.1515151515
15.603 0.0003883384 4.0000 37.3502466526
15.655 0.0001948275 3.8000 35.4827343199
15.708 9.77429332125E-05 3.6000 33.6152219873
15.735 4.8953757515625E-05 3.5000 32.681465821
16.528 1.7140828265625E-05 0.5000 4.6687808316

iameter, mm Cumulative % passing

100 Hyd
100.000
67.44
57.44
90.000
43.73
37.15
29.13 80.000
22.56
17.38 70.000
12.77
6.183333
5.741667 60.000

5.3 D60= 1.39

4.858333 50.000
4.416667
3.975
40.000
3.798333
3.533333 D30= 0.31
3.356667 30.000
3.18
3.091667 20.000
0.441667
D10= 0.055
10.000

1.389731
0.000
100.000 10.000 1.000 0
 D10= 0.055
10.000

0.313489 0.000
100.000 10.000 1.000 0
0.055108

60
60 Cu 4.433106
Cc 1.283219
0
60

30
30

0
30

10
10

0
10
 Cumulative
6.183333 47.87667
5.741667 41.69333
5.3 35.95167
4.858333 30.65167
4.416667 25.79333
3.975 21.37667
3.798333 17.40167
3.533333 13.60333
3.356667 10.07
3.18 6.713333
3.091667 3.533333
0.441667 0.44167

Hydrometer & Sieve

0 1.000 0.100 0.010 0.001 0.000 0.000

0 1.000 0.100 0.010 0.001 0.000 0.000