Arab International University

Faculty of Civil Engineering

2012
Title: BMS Practical – Sand sieve analysis test- Test Report Issue: 1.0

Sand sieve analysis Report

Student name:
Section: Pr1
Group: 4

Sample 1
Quantity of tested sample: 1430.4 g
Date of test:
Sample Description: Ri
×100 %
M1

test sample mass M1 [g] 1430.4

Cumulative Sieve size

percentage Cumulative Percentage of Mass of
percentage material material
passing inch [
Ri/M1( – 100 retained retained retained (Ri) ] mm [
Ri/M1 x100% Ri/M1 x 100% ]g[ ]
%)x100
88.48 11.52 11.52 194.8 4.75 #4
37.49 62.51 50.99 729.4 2.36 #8
17.021 82.979 20.469 292.8 1.18 #16
8.82 91.18 8.201 117.3 0.6 #30
4.55 95.45 4.27 61 0.3 #50
1.6 98.4 2.95 42.2 0.15 #100
0.075 #200
0 100 1.6 22.9 Pan
    100 1430.4 Sum

Fineness modulus 14.304

Percentage passing sieve #200 15.58%

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90

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P assin g [ % ]

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No. 200 No. 100 No. 50 No. 30 No. 16 No. 8 No. 4

Sieve Size/number

Sample 1 (all groups): _________________________________

Blending of Sands:
Aggregate Blending to match specifications
Cumulative percentage Passing %
weight of aggregates A,
0 ≤ ai = (C-B) / (A-B) ≤ 1 Decimal fractions by

Sieve size
a% =(Average ai x 100%)

Blend = (a x A + b x B)
 Target Grading , C
ASTM C33 grading
requirements

b% = 100 - a
Sample A

Sample B

bxB
axA

] inch [ ] mm [

#4 4.75

#8 2.36

#16 1.18

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#30 0.6

#50 0.3

#100 0.15

#200 0.075

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Sieve Size/number

Blending of Sang Curve

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