Standard Sieve Opening Sizes Plot data

Sieve Size
Number (in) (mm) (mm) % Passing
3" 3 76.2 4.75 100.00%
2" 2 50.8 2 95.00%
1-1/2" 1.5 38.1 0.85 87.00%
1" 1 25.4 0.3 49.00%
3/4" 0.75 19 0.15 33.00%
1/2" 0.5 12.7 0.075 5.00%
3/8" 0.375 9.52
#4 0.187 4.75
#8 0.0929 2.36
#10 0.0787 2
#16 0.0465 1.18
#20 0.0335 0.85
#30 0.0236 0.6
#40 0.0167 0.425
#50 0.0118 0.3
#60 0.00984 0.25
#100 0.00591 0.15
#140 0.00417 0.106
#200 0.00295 0.075
Pan 0 0
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Fine Medium Course Fine Course

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60.00%
% Finer by Weight

40.00%

20.00%

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0.001 0.01 0.1 1 10 100

Grain Diameter (mm)

Figure 1: Grain size analysis for a really big sample