Solved Example

A sieve analysis test was performed on all-in aggregate sample, and the following
results were recorded:
Sieve Size (mm) 37.5 19.0 9.5 4.75 2.36 1.18 0.60 0.30 0.15 Pan
Weight Retained (gm) 100 1400 3800 2500 600 500 500 400 150 50

▪ Draw the grading curve for the tested aggregate sample.

Answer
Weight Cumulative Cumulative Percent
Sieve Size
Retained Weight Retained Percent Retained Passing
(mm)
(gm) (gm) (%) (%)
37.5 100 100 1.0 99.0
19.0 1400 1500 15.0 85.0
9.5 3800 5300 53.0 47.0
4.75 2500 7800 78.0 22.0
2.36 600 8400 84.0 16.0
1.18 500 8900 89.0 11.00
0.60 500 9400 94.0 6.0
0.30 400 9800 98.0 2.0
0.15 150 9950 99.5 0.5
Pan 50 10000 100 0