PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION

Job no. Site BH/Pit no.

Project Sample no.
Depth
Client
(mm)
Soil Descr.
Test
Initial mass of dry soil used (g) Dry Sieving
method
BS
Mass of Mass of mass of Corrected Percentage Cumulative
Sieve
opening sieve/pan sieve/pan soil mass retained percentage
size only and soil retained retained passing
(mm) (g) (g) (g) (g) (%) (%)
50
STAGE 1

37.5
28
20
Soil passing 10 mm, A
Riffled sample used,
B
Riffling correction, C1 = A/B
14
STAGE 2

10
6.3
5.0
3.35
Soil passing 3.35 mm,
D
Riffled sample used,
E
Riffling correction, C2 = A/B * D/E
2
1.18
STAGE 3

0.6
0.3
0.15
0.063
Soil Passing 63 m
Total
Checked
Tested by Date
by