Name: JENEZA ALMA D.

BALOGO Date Performed: May 18, 2022

Course & Year: BSCE 3-C
Group No. SOGOD – GROUP 1

Experiment No. 4

TEST AGG-7: SIEVE ANALYSIS OF FINE AGGREGATE

OBJECTIVE

To be able to determine the average size of the aggregates and its fineness modulus.

RELATED STANDARD ASTM C136

EQUIPMENT balance, sieves, mechanical shaker, oven

SAMPLE 500g aggregates

PROCEDURE

1. Dry the sample to constant weight at a temperature about 110°C (230°F)

2. Weigh the dry sample, the empty sieves and the pan.
3. Nest the following sieves in order of decreasing size of opening from top to
bottom and place the pan at the bottom of the set.
4. Place the sample on the top sieve.
5. Place the lid and then agitate the sieves in the mechanical shaker for about
10mins.
6. Weigh the sieves with the material retained. Determine the weight retained in
each sieve. The total weigh of the material after sieving should be checked
closely with the original weight of the sample. If the amount differs by more than
0.3% (based on the original weight), the results should not be used.
7. Calculate the percentage coarser than and the percentage passing.
8. Calculate the fineness modulus and the average size of the sample.

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 DOCUMENTATION

Using clean cloth, we remove the unnecessary

particles like dust and soil that might add weight to the
test sieve.

Weighing the empty container and dry

sample.

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 Weighing the empty test sieves and pan

Recording the weight of every test sieves from

bigger size of opening up to the fineness size of
opening.

For about 10 minutes, we used a

mechanical shaker to sieve the sample.

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Determining and weighing each test sieve with
the material retained.

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COMPUTATIONS

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REPORT:

Experiment number 4 is all about determining the average size of the fine
aggregates and its fineness modulus. The equipment we used was weighing scale, test
sieves, and mechanical shaker. We didn’t used oven anymore since our sample was
already in dry condition. We automatically followed the standard method for sieve
analysis of fine aggregates in accordance with ASTM C136. The first thing we did was
cleaning the test sieves in order to remove unnecessary dust and soil that are left from
previous used. Second, we weighed 500 grams of the aggregate that is to be used in
this experiment. Third, we nest the following sieves in order of decreasing size of
opening from top to bottom and placed the pan at the bottom of the set. Then, we
placed the sample on the top sieve and asked helped from Engr. Ranque to operate the
mechanical shaker. Next, using the mechanical shaker the sample was agitated for
about 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, we weighed each of the test sieves with the
material retained. Lastly, we cleaned the test sieves we used and properly placed it in
its boxes inside the storage room.

CONCLUSION:

In this experiment due to inaccurate sample we weren’t able to get the exact range
of fine aggregates since we obtained 7.55 that belong to range of coarse aggregates
and not fine aggregates. However, we we’re still able to learn how to determine the
average size of the aggregate and its fineness modulus.

In addition, we we’re able to personally learned and understood the standard

method for sieve analysis of fine and coarse aggregates in accordance with ASTM
C136.