around its s! readings are obtained. 6. Restart the test but this time; take readings after 2,5, 15, 30, and 60 minutes. Insert carefully the hydrometer about 15 to 20 seconds before cach of these readings. Dry the stem before insertion. [t should be removed carefully and placed in a cylinder of distilled water after cach reading. Take the temperature of the suspension immediately following each hydrometer reading and record. Between hydrometer readings, the top of the cylinder should be covered to retard evaporation and to prevent the collection of dust or dirt from the air. 7. After the final reading, wash the suspension on a No.200 sieve. Dry the fraction retained, and performs the sieve analysis procedure using the No. 40, 60, and 200 sieves. 2 consistent set of at the shaking and reading procedure unt Calculations 1. Hygroscopic Moisture (%) = "i ofirdried soil- wt of ovensied soil gp, wt. of oven-dried soil 2. The air-dry weight of the fraction passing No. 10 sieve is calculated by subtracting the ven-dried weight of the fraction on the No. 10 sieve from the total weight of the air- dried sample. 3. The corrected dry-weight of the fraction passing No. i0 sieve is obtained by multipiying the air-dry weight by the expression: 100 100+ % Hygroscopie Moisture 4, Total dry weight of sample is the sum of the corrected dry weight of fraction passing No. 10 sieve and the oven-dry weight of the fraction retained on No. 10 sieve. ‘The percentage passing in the different sieves are calculated on the basis of total dry weight of sample. Percentage of Soil in Suspension, P 6. Hydrometer readings made at temperature other than the calibration temperature are cbrrected by appropriate correction factors. Temperature correction curve should be prepared for each hydrometer used. 7. The percentage of soil in suspension is represented by the different hydrometer readings, and is calculated as follows: p= F24,100% We where: P_ =percentage of soil in suspension based on dry weight of soil dispersed (% R= corrected hnydrometer reading Ws =dry weight of soil dispersed 2 =a constant depending on the density of the suspension. It varies with the specific gravity, Gs, of the suspended particles,