Hydrometer No.

Average 23.45
Temperature (°C)

R=R'h-Cd+Ct

Hydrometer Reading R'h=Rh+Cm

Temperature Elapsed Time
(°C) T(min) Cd always negative; Ct
from handout: Ct take
-ve when temp<27 ;
(in terms of divisions) not in Cm not in terms of Sp Ct=+ve when temp>27
terms of Sp Gr Gr

24 0.5 26 27 26.7
24 1 24 25 24.7
24 2 15 16 15.7
24 5 13 14 13.7
24 10 11 12 11.7
24 15 13.5 14.5 14.2
23.8 30 8 9 8.7
23.7 60 6.5 7.5 7.2
24 120 4.7 5.7 5.4
24.9 240 3.5 4.5 4.2
16 480 1.7 2.7 2.4
25 1440 0.4 1.4 1.1
 Cm 1 Gs Ws (g) 50
Ct -0.3 W (g) 1000
Cd 0 Wp (g)

Particle Size
Percent finer N' %
D=K*(L/T)0.5
L effective depth K
(cm)
Hydrometer reading in L/T N' = (��*𝑅*100)/
terms of Gs (cm/min) (L/T)0.5
D after ((��-1)∗��)
calculation (in
(from te (refer next mm)
wrt 50g soil
calibration chart) sheet)
R from col F

1.026
1.024
1.015
1.013
1.011
1.0091
1.0087
1.0072
1.0054
1.0024
1.0015
1.0011
% finer on the total wt
W (N)

N = (� ∗𝑁′)/�
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