SIEVE ANALYSIS :

Total mass of dry soil = 600 g

1
2

Sieve size
(mm)

Mass of
empty
sieve (kg)

Mass of
sieve + soil
retained
(kg)

Soil
retained
(kg)

Percentage
retained
(%)

Percentage
passing (%)

2.36

0.489

0.601

0.112

18.667

81.333

1.18

0.433

0.507

0.074

12.333

69

0.600

0.493

0.601

0.108

18

51

0.425

0.461

0.516

0.055

9.167

41.833

0.300

0.277

0.324

0.047

7.833

34

0.212

0.262

0.336

0.074

12.33

21.667

0.15

0.352

0.388

0.036

15.667

0.075

0.339

0.384

0.045

7.5

8.167

Pan

0.351

0.400

0.049

8.167

Total mass after sieving = 600 g

Total reading difference = 0 g

Coefficient of curvature, Cc = (0.27)

(0.11) (0.8)
= 0.83
Uniformity coefficient, Cu

=
=

0.8
0.11
7.27