GRAIN SIZE ANALYSIS OF CLAY SOIL(HYDR

HYDROMETER ANALYSIS

Observati HYDROMETER
on ELAPSED TIME(T) READING (Upper
Number Meniscus) Rh-1000

1 0.5 21
2 1 20.5
3 2 20
4 4 19
5 8 17.5
6 15 16.5
7 30 80 15
8 60 14
9 120 12.5
70
10 1440 9

60

50

RESULT
40

D10= 0.0009
D60= 0.0029 30

CLAY = 62% 20
SILT= 32%
FINE SAND= 4%
10
MEDIUM
2%
SAND
0
0.0001 0.001
PARTICAL SIZE
GRAIN SIZE ANALYSIS OF CLAY SOIL(HYDROMETER)

Corrected Velocity Percenta

Hydrometer Height( Equivalent
Reading (Lower He) in (V=He/T) Diameter Of Rh+Ct- ge
Meniscus) cm in Particles(D) in mm 0.5 Finer(N
cm/sec %)
Rh=Rh1+Cm
21.5 12.85 0.42833333 0.009273865366358 20.7 69.000
21 12.9 0.215 0.006570358704059 20.2 65.493
20.5 13 0.10833333 0.004663917970262 19.7 63.872
19.5 13.5 0.05625 0.003360710583344 18.7 60.630
18 14.2 0.02958333 0.002437212538605 17.2 55.766
17 14.5 0.01611111 0.001798591748502 16.2 52.524
15.5 14.9 0.00827778 0.001289219102575 14.7 47.661
14.5 15.5 0.00430556 0.000929789096456 13.7 44.419
13 17 0.00236111 0.00068853823625 12.2 39.555
9.5 18 0.00020833 0.00020452633286 8.7 28.207

HYDROMETER
Linear (HYDROMETER)

0.001 0.01
PARTICAL SIZE
 Sieve Analysis

Sr. No. Size (mm) Weight retained (gm)

1 4.75 0.14
2 4 0.24
3 2.8 0.34
4 2 0.78
5 1.4 3.64
6 1 5.98
7 0.6 13.15
8 0.3 14.94
9 0.212 3.6
10 0.106 2.99
11 0.075 3.2
12 0.063 0.55
13 0 0.35
sum=

80

70

60

50

40
HYDROMETER
Linear (HYDROMETER)
30

20

10

0
0.0001 0.001 0.01
PARTICAL SIZE
10

0
0.0001 0.001 0.01
PARTICAL SIZE
e Analysis

%age retained Cumulative %age retained %age passing

0.28 0.28 99.72
0.48 0.76 99.24
0.68 1.44 98.56
1.56 3 97
7.28 10.28 89.72
11.96 22.24 77.76
26.3 48.54 51.46
29.88 78.42 21.58
7.2 85.62 14.38
5.98 91.6 8.4
6.4 98 2
1.1 99.1 0.9
0.7 99.8 0.2
99.8

SEIVE ANALYSIS
120

100

80
SEIVE ANALYSIS
60

40

20

0
0.01 0.1 1 10

HYDROMETER
Linear (HYDROMETER)
VE ANALYSIS
 HYDROMETER
Corrected
Observation READING Hydrometer Reading
ELAPSED T(Upper
Number (Lower Meniscus)
Meniscus) Rh-
1000 Rh=Rh1+Cm
1 0.5 21 21.5
2 1 20.5 21
3 2 20 20.5
4 4 19 19.5
5 8 17.5 18
6 15 16.5 17
7 30 15 15.5
8 60 14 14.5
9 120 12.5 13
10 1440 9 9.5

120.000
110.000
100.000
90.000
80.000
70.000
60.000
Axis Title
50.000
40.000
30.000
20.000
10.000
0.000
1000 100 10 1
Axis Title
 Velocity (V=He/T) in Equivalent Diameter
Height(He) in cm Rh+Ct-0.5
cm/sec Of Particles(D) in mm
12.85 0.428333333333333 0.009273865366358 20.7
12.9 0.215 0.006570358704059 20.2
13 0.108333333333333 0.004663917970262 19.7
13.5 0.05625 0.003360710583344 18.7
14.2 0.029583333333333 0.002437212538605 17.2
14.5 0.016111111111111 0.001798591748502 16.2
14.9 0.008277777777778 0.001289219102575 14.7
15.5 0.004305555555556 0.000929789096456 13.7
17 0.002361111111111 0.00068853823625 12.2
18 0.000208333333333 0.00020452633286 8.7
4.75
4
2.8
2
1.4
1
0.6
0.3
0.212
0.106
0.075
0.063
0

Column I
Linear (Column I)

10 1
Percentage
Finer(N%)
69.000
65.493
63.872
60.630
55.766
52.524
47.661
44.419
39.555
28.207
99.72
99.24
98.56
97
89.72
77.56
51.46
21.58
14.38
8.4
2
0.9
0.2
 particle size
4.75
4
2.82
0.4
0.6
0.3
0.212
0.16
0.075
0.063
1 0.5 21 21.5 12.85 0.428333 0.009274 20.7
2 1 20.5 21 12.9 0.215 0.00657 20.2
3 2 20 20.5 13 0.108333 0.004664 19.7
4 4 19 19.5 13.5 0.05625 0.003361 18.7
5 8 17.5 18 14.2 0.029583 0.002437 17.2
6 15 16.5 17 14.5 0.016111 0.001799 16.2
7 30 15 15.5 14.9 0.008278 0.001289 14.7
8 60 14 14.5 15.5 0.004306 0.00093 13.7
9 120 12.5 13 17 0.002361 0.000689 12.2
10 1440 9 9.5 18 0.000208 0.000205 8.7
% passing
99.72
99.24
98.56
97
89.72
77.56
51.46
21.58
14.38
8.4
69.000
65.493
63.872
60.630
55.766
52.524
47.661
44.419
39.555
28.207