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Sieve & Hydrometer Test

The document provides details on a particle size distribution test including sieve analysis data and hydrometer test results. It gives the percentages of gravel, sand, silt and clay. A particle size distribution curve is presented.

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Sieve & Hydrometer Test

The document provides details on a particle size distribution test including sieve analysis data and hydrometer test results. It gives the percentages of gravel, sand, silt and clay. A particle size distribution curve is presented.

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PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION

Total Weight= 500 gm

Sieve Sieve Size Wt Ret Acc Wt Ret % Ret % Pass


Number mm gm gm
4 4.75 0 0 0.00 100.0
10 2 2 2 0.40 99.6
16 1.18 2 4 0.80 99.2 Gravel= 0%
30 0.6 8 12 2.40 97.6 Sand= 99 %
40 0.425 14 26 5.20 94.8 Silt & Clay= 1%
50 0.3 444 470 94.00 6.0
100 0.15 14 484 96.80 3.2
200 75 12 496 99.20 0.8
Pan 4 500 100.00 0.0

HYDROMETER ANALYSIS

Wt. Of soil 50 gm Rc = Ra (+/-) Temp Corr - Zero Corr K = 0.017*2.72{-0.0117*Temp (deg)}


a 0.99 % Finer = {(Rc * Alpha)/wt of soil}*100 D = K * SQRT(L/t)
Zero corr. 6 R = Ra + Meniscus Correction Corr % Finer = (% Finer * % passing sieve # 200)/100
Menis. Corr. 1 L = (-0.1639*R)+16.297

Hydro K
Elapsed Actual Corr.
time Temp Corr. L D
Time Temp Hydro. Hydro. corr.
of % Finer Only for L/t
Correction Reading Reading Unit wt. % Finer
reading Meniscus
Ra Rc
min. o
C R cm 2.7 mm
0.0750 6.0
1 26 1.65 49 44.65 88.4 55 7.3 7.283 0.0125 0.0338 5.3
2 26 1.65 44 39.65 78.5 50 8.1 4.051 0.0125 0.0252 4.7
3 26 1.65 42 37.65 74.5 48 8.4 2.810 0.0125 0.0210 4.5
4 26 1.65 39 34.65 68.6 45 8.9 2.230 0.0125 0.0187 4.1
8 26 1.65 35 30.65 60.7 41 9.6 1.197 0.0125 0.0137 3.6
15 26 1.65 27 22.65 44.8 33 10.9 0.726 0.0125 0.0107 2.7
30 26 1.65 12 7.65 15.1 18 13.3 0.445 0.0125 0.0084 0.9
60 26 1.65 9 4.65 9.2 15 13.8 0.231 0.0125 0.0060 0.6
120 26 1.65 8 3.65 7.2 14 14.0 0.117 0.0125 0.0043 0.4
University of Engineering & Technology, Lahore
Department of Civil Engineering
Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory

PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION

Project: Job Ref.


Borehole No.
Location: Gravel = 0%

Sample No. Sand = 99 %


Depth: Silt & Clay = 1%

Test Method: ASTM D422


Percent finer by weight, %

PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION CURVE

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100 10 1 0.1 0.01
Particle size, mm
GRAVEL SILT & CLAY
SAND

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