SIEVE ANALYSIS

(IS 2720 PART4)

Engineering Soil Sawanpreet Singh
Testing Anoop Singh
Objectives

 Classification of Soil

 Coefficient of curvature
 Uniformity coefficient
 Fineness Modulus
Applications

 Gradation of soil:
Well graded
Poorly graded

 Proportioning of soil for mix design

 Design of filters
Theory

If more than 50% of sample is retained on IS Sieve

4.75mm,
sample is gravel

If more than 50% of sample passes through IS Sieve

Theory

 Coefficient of Curvature :

Cc = D302

D10 x D60
Between 1 -3 : Well graded gravel and sand
Theory
 Uniformity Coefficient :

Cu = D60
D10
More than 4 - Well graded gravel
More than 6 – Well graded sand

(IS 1498 - 1970)

Theory
 Fineness modulus (FM) :

sum of total percentage of

the
FM = sample retained on each
sieve
100

2 – 4 : fine soil
 Apparatus
 Two set of sieves:

Set1:
IS sieves of size 300mm, 80mm, 40mm, 20mm, 10mm,
4.75mm
Set 2 :
IS sieves of size
2mm,0.85mm,0.425mm,0.15mm,0.075mm

 Mechanical Shaker
 Brush
 Oven
Procedure

 For sample retaining on 4.75mm sieve ,

Use set 1 – 5kg sample

 For sample passing through 4.75mm sieve,

Use set 2 – 1kg sample
Procedure

 Clean all the sieves and pan properly with

brush.

 Arrange the sieves according to size, with pan

at bottom and size increasing upwards.

 Put the sample in top sieve and Place it in the

shaker.
Ensure that the sieves are held tightly in the
shaker.
Procedure

 Operate the shaker for 5-10 minutes.

 Weight the material retained on each sieve to

nearest 1 gram.
Precautions
 While drying, the temperature of oven should
not be more than 105°C because higher
temperature may cause permanent change in
0.075mm material.

 During shaking, soil sample should not be

allowed to come out.

 For plotting, percent finer should be

determined with respect to total soil taken for
Observations and Calculations

IS
Sieve
2.36m
m
Observations and Calculations

IS
Sieve
1.18m
m
Observations and Calculations

IS Sieve
0.600m
m
Observations and Calculations

IS Sieve
0.300mm
Observations and Calculations

IS Sieve
0.150mm
Observations and Calculations

IS Sieve
0.075mm
Observations and Calculations

Pan
Observations and Calculations
Observations and Calculations
Result
Thank
You!!