RESULT

Mass of soil Percent soil

No Sieve size Mass of sieve (g) retained for retained for Percent passing
each sieve (g) each sieve (%) (%)
1 14 mm 616 21 4.2 95.8
2 10 mm 576 9 1.8 94
3 6.3 mm 452 11 2.2 91.8
4 5 mm 525 5 1 90.8
5 3.35 mm 457 9 1.8 89
6 2 mm 385 14 2.8 86.2
7 1.18 mm 431 32 6.4 79.8
8 600 µm 476 141 28.2 51.6
9 425 µm 367 139 27.8 23.8
10 300 µm 365 73 14.6 9.2
11 212 µm 374 13 2.6 6.6
12 150 µm 342 13 2.6 4
13 63 µm 289 16 3.2 0.8
14 Mass
passing 63 373 4 0.8 0
µm
∑ = 500 ∑ = 100

Table 1: Result of sieve analysis

CALCULATIONS

Percent passing:
Percentage of soil retained on each sieve:
= 100 % - ∑ Percentage retained
Weight of soil retained(g)
= × 100 %
Total soil retained (g)
 Example: Example:

For sieve size 14 mm For sieve size 14 mm

21 g = 100 % - 4.2 %
×100 % = 4.2 %
500 g
= 95.8 %

For sieve size 10 mm

9g
×100 % = 1.8 % For sieve size 10 mm
500 g
= 100 % - (4.2 % + 1.8 %)
= 94 %
For sieve size 6.3 mm
11 g
×100 % = 2.2 %
500 g
For sieve size 6.3 mm
= 100 % -(4.2 % + 1.8 % + 2.2 %)
= 91.8 %

Percentage of gravel pass

= 95.8 % - 86.2 %
= 9.6 %

Percentage of sand past

= 86.2 % - 0%
= 86.2 %
Percentage of silt pass
= 0%

Percentage of clay pass

= 0%

Composition of soil
Clay 0%, Silt 0%, Sand 86.2 %, Gravel 9.6 %

Percentage of fines
= 4.2%

From particle-size distribution curve;

D 10=0.307 mm

D30=0.464 mm

D 60=0.773 mm

D60 0.773 mm
Coefficient of uniformity, C u= = =2.52
D10 0.307 mm

(D 30)2
Coefficient of curvature, C c =
(D 10)(D¿¿ 60)=¿ ¿¿

From unified soil classification system (USCS), the sample is labeled as SP which are poorly
graded sand.
 Particle Size Distribution Semi-log Chart
100

90

80

70
Percentage Passing, %

60

50

40

30

20

10

0
0 0.01 0.1 1 10 100

Particle diameter, mm