Balfour Beatty

Major Civil Engineering

A3 Hindhead

Determination of Particle Size Distribution : BS EN 933-1 : 1997

Sample number : ........

E4046 Specification :.......................................see cert
Supplier/Source : ........
see cert Material Type : ..................................... see cert
Sample location : .........
see cert
Date :Sampled : .................................... Received : ..................................... Tested :............................................
Purpose of test : routine / approval / other :.........................................................................................
Sample preparation method : riffle / quarter / other : ........................................Prepared by : ...........................
Bulk sample weight (kg's) : ...........
see cert Oven dry sample weight M1 (g) : ............ 5980
Washed oven dry weight M2 (g) : ................ 5916 Washed silt (M1 - M2) (g) = ............. 64
Certificate of sampling : YES / NO In oven Out of oven Difference
date time date time Mass (g) %

Tray ref : ............................................... <0.1% / >0.1%

Tray weight (g) : <0.1% / >0.1%

Tray ref : ............................................... 8276 <0.1% / >0.1%

Tray weight (g) : 2360 <0.1% / >0.1%

Wash container ref : ................. Wash sieve check : YES / NO Washed by : ...........................
BS Sieve Visual Nest Max. load retained (g) Mass Corrected Percent Percent Spec.
size (mm) check Ref. 450mm 300mm 200mm retained (g) mass ret.(g) retained passing limits
100
125.0 8890 3950 0 0.0 100.0
80.0 7710 3160 0 0.0 100.0
63.0 6310 2800 0 0.0 100.0
50.0 5623 2499 0 0.0 100.0
40.0 5030 2230 0 0.0 100.0
31.5 4460 1980 0 0.0 100.0
25.0 3970 1760 0 0.0 100.0
20.0 3550 1580 333 5.6 94.4
16.0 3180 1410 1290 21.6 72.9
14.0 2970 1320 878 14.7 58.2
12.5 2811 1250 709 11.9 46.3
10.0 2510 1110 1009 16.9 29.4 0-20
8.0 2240 990 799 13.4 16.1
6.3 1990 880 477 8.0 8.1
5.0 1778 790 221 3.7 4.4
4.0 1590 700 70 1.2 3.2
Pass 4.0 mm (M4) : 127 Correction factor
Pass 4.0mm riffled (M5): 127.2 C = M4 / M5 = 0.99842767
mass x C
2.80 260 32.6 32.5 0.5 2.7
2.00 220 15.9 15.9 0.3 2.4
1.00 155 19.8 19.8 0.3 2.1
0.500 110 11.6 11.6 0.2 1.9
0.250 75 12.0 12.0 0.2 1.7
0.125 55 14.6 14.6 0.2 1.5
0.063 35 16.0 16.0 0.3 1.2
P 0.063(P) 4.1 68.1 1.1
Total 126.6 5976.4 99.9
COMPLIES : YES / NO / N/A efficient
Remarks : Moisture content:
Checked: YES / NO Initials:
CALCULATION ONLY WORKSHEET, SEE ORIGNAL P.S.D SHEET FOR ALL
OTHER TEST INFORMATION

Tested by :Name: Name:J Buxton/S Williams/A.Torrance (Auth. Signatory)

Signature: Date Signature: Date:

Opinions & Interpretations expressed herein are outside the scope of UKAS Accreditation

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