GEOTECHNICAL
3/5/2018
ENGINEERING
LAB # 5
To Obtain the Approximate Grain Size
Distribution of Soils whose appreciable
quantity pass as No. 200 Sieve
SUBMITTED BY:
ZAINAB FAROOQ (2016-CIV-3)
SUBMITTED TO:
DR. HASSAN MUJTABA
GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING LAB # 5
To Obtain the Approximate Grain Size Distribution of Soils whose appreciable
quantity pass as No. 200 Sieve
SIEVE ANALYSIS
OBSERVATION AND CALCULATIONS:
Weight of Sample= 100 gm
Weight of
Cumulative
Diameter Soil % Weight Percent
Sieve No. Percent
(mm) Retained Retained Passing
Retained
(gm)
#4 4.75 4.75 4.75 4.15 95.85
# 10 2 0.58 0.58 4.73 95.27
# 40 0.425 4.84 4.84 4.57 95.43
# 100 0.3 28.21 28.21 37.78 62.22
# 200 0.15 30.64 30.64 68.47 31.53
Pan 0.075 13.51 13.51 99.98 0.02
INFERENCE:
As the percent passing Sieve no. 200 is greater than 12%, thus hydrometer analysis is required
for achieving the complete Grain Size Distribution of the Soil Sample.
GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING LAB # 5
To Obtain the Approximate Grain Size Distribution of Soils whose appreciable quantity pass as No. 200 Sieve
HYDROMETER ANALYSIS:
OBSERVATION AND CALCULATIONS:
Hydrometer no. = 152-H Gs of Soil Solids= 2.65 Correction Factor= α= 1
Dispersing Agent= Sodium Oxalate Weight of Sodium Oxalate= 5gm Weight of Soil for Fine Analysis= Ws= 50 gm
Temperature Correction= Ct= +0.7 Correction for Dispersing Agent= Cd= 7 Meniscus Correction= 1
Corrected
Actual Corrected
Time Reading for L from Corrected
Sr. Temperature Hydrometer Hydrometer K from D
Elapsed % Finer Meniscus Table 5 L/t Percentage
No. (◦C) Reading Reading Table 4 (mm)
(min) Only (cm) Finer
( Ra ) ( Rc )
(R)
1 1 23 46 39.7 79.4 47 8.6 8.60 0.0132 0.0387 25.035
2 2 23 42 35.7 71.4 43 9.2 4.60 0.0132 0.0283 22.512
3 3 23 39 32.7 65.4 40 9.7 3.23 0.0132 0.0237 20.621
4 4 23 37 30.7 61.4 38 10.1 2.53 0.0132 0.0210 19.359
5 8 23 34 27.7 55.4 35 10.5 1.31 0.0132 0.0151 17.468
6 15 23 32 25.7 51.4 33 10.9 0.73 0.0132 0.0113 16.206
7 30 23 29 22.7 45.4 30 11.4 0.38 0.0132 0.0081 14.315
8 60 23 25 18.7 37.4 26 12 0.20 0.0132 0.0059 11.792
9 105 23 21 14.7 29.4 22 12.7 0.12 0.0132 0.0046 9.270
10 120 23 18 11.7 23.4 19 13.2 0.11 0.0132 0.0044 7.378
GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING LAB # 5
To Obtain the Approximate Grain Size Distribution of Soils whose appreciable quantity pass as No. 200 Sieve
GRADATION CURVE
100
90
80
PERCENT FINER BY WEIGHT
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
1000 100 10 1 0.1 0.01 0
GRAIN SIZE (mm)
Figure; 1 Gradation Curve
GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING LAB # 5
To Obtain the Approximate Grain Size Distribution of Soils whose appreciable
quantity pass as No. 200 Sieve
COMMENTS:
Hydrometer analysis is used for accurately examining the particle size distribution of soil
particles of sizes between 0.075 mm t0 0.001 mm. Hydrometer analysis is done generally for
grain size analysis of Fine Grained Soil. Hydrometer works on the basis of Stroke’s Law
according to which, the velocity at which grains settles out of suspension, all other factors being
equal, is dependent upon the shape, size and weight of the grains.
In the given sample, percentage passing through Sieve # 200 was greater than 12%,
Hydrometer analysis is being done in order to obtain accurate grain size distribution of soil
sample.
