Time interval for

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(min) 2 Mass of Sand After t=2 min (g)
Initial mass of sand
(g) 500

Mesh Size Sieve Mass (g) Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3

20 331.87 508.12 512.96 526.53

50 330.62 540.34 509.57 503.74

80 328.1 395.11 410.31 409.09

100 327.74 350.4 355.52 354.63

150 311.98 322.55 326.65 324.49

200 313.62 318.91 321.3 319.32

PAN 230.15 232.93 236.77 238.46

 Formulas

𝑴𝒂𝒔𝒔 𝑹𝒆𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒅 = 𝑀𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑆𝑖𝑒𝑣𝑒 + 𝑆𝑎𝑛𝑑 − 𝑆𝑖𝑒𝑣𝑒 𝑀𝑎𝑠𝑠

𝑴𝒂𝒔𝒔 𝑷𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅 = 𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑀𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑅𝑒𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑑 − 𝑀𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑅𝑒𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑑

𝑪𝒖𝒎𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝑴𝒂𝒔𝒔 𝑹𝒆𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒅 = 𝐶𝑢𝑚𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑀𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑅𝑒𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑑 + 𝑀𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑅𝑒𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑑

𝑪𝒖𝒎𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝑴𝒂𝒔𝒔 𝑷𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 = 𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑀𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑅𝑒𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑑 − 𝐶𝑢𝑚𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑀𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑅𝑒𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑑

 𝑷𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑹𝒆𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒅

𝑀𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑅𝑒𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑑(100)
=
𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑀𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑅𝑒𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑑

𝑷𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑷𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅

= 100 − 𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑅𝑒𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑑

𝑪𝒖𝒎𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝑷𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑷𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈

𝐶𝑢𝑚𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑀𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑃𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔

=( ) 100
𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑀𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑅𝑒𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑑

𝑪𝒖𝒎𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝑷𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑹𝒆𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒅

= 100 − 𝐶𝑢𝑚𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑃𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔

 Trial 1

Mesh Size Opening (in) Opening (mm) Sieve Mass (g) Mass of Sieve + Sand (g) Mass Retained (g)
20 0.0331 0.84074 331.87 508.12 176.25
50 0.011383333 0.289136667 330.62 540.34 209.72
80 0.007 0.1778 328.1 395.11 67.01
100 0.0059 0.14986 327.74 350.4 22.66
150 0.0041 0.10414 311.98 322.55 10.57
200 0.0029 0.07366 313.62 318.91 5.29
PAN 230.15 232.93 2.78
Total Mass Retained: 494.28

Cumulative Cumulative
Cumulative Mass Cumulative Mass Percent Retained Percent Passed Percent Passing Percent Retained
Mass passed (g) Retained (g) Passing (g) (%) (%) (%) (%)
318.03 176.25 318.03 35.65792668 64.34207332 64.34207332 35.65792668
284.56 385.97 108.31 42.42939225 57.57060775 21.91268107 78.08731893
427.27 452.98 41.3 13.55709315 86.44290685 8.355587926 91.64441207
471.62 475.64 18.64 4.584446063 95.41555394 3.771141863 96.22885814
483.71 486.21 8.07 2.138464028 97.86153597 1.632677834 98.36732217
488.99 491.5 2.78 1.070243587 98.92975641 0.562434248 99.43756575
491.5 494.28 0 0.562434248 99.43756575 0 100
 Trial 1
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 Trial 2

Mesh Size Opening (in) Opening (mm) Sieve Mass (g) Mass of Sieve + Sand (g) Mass Retained (g)
20 0.0331 0.84074 331.87 512.96 181.09
50 0.011383333 0.289136667 330.62 509.57 178.95
80 0.007 0.1778 328.1 410.31 82.21
100 0.0059 0.14986 327.74 355.52 27.78
150 0.0041 0.10414 311.98 326.65 14.67
200 0.0029 0.07366 313.62 321.3 7.68
PAN 230.15 236.77 6.62
Total Mass Retained: 499

Cumulative Cumulative
Cumulative Mass Cumulative Mass Percent Retained Percent Passed Percent Passing Percent Retained
Mass passed (g) Retained (g) Passing (g) (%) (%) (%) (%)

313.19 181.09 317.91 36.29058116 63.70941884 63.70941884 36.29058116

315.33 360.04 138.96 35.86172345 64.13827655 27.84769539 72.15230461

412.07 442.25 56.75 16.4749499 83.5250501 11.37274549 88.62725451

466.5 470.03 28.97 5.567134269 94.43286573 5.805611222 94.19438878

479.61 484.7 14.3 2.93987976 97.06012024 2.865731463 97.13426854

486.6 492.38 6.62 1.539078156 98.46092184 1.326653307 98.67334669

487.66 499 0 1.326653307 98.67334669 0 100

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 Trial 3

Mesh Size Opening (in) Opening (mm) Sieve Mass (g) Mass of Sieve + Sand (g) Mass Retained (g)
20 0.0331 0.84074 331.87 526.53 194.66
50 0.011383333 0.289136667 330.62 503.74 173.12
80 0.007 0.1778 328.1 409.09 80.99
100 0.0059 0.14986 327.74 354.63 26.89
150 0.0041 0.10414 311.98 324.49 12.51
200 0.0029 0.07366 313.62 319.32 5.7
PAN 230.15 238.46 8.31
Total Mass Retained: 502.18

Cumulative Cumulative
Cumulative Mass Cumulative Mass Percent Retained Percent Passed Percent Passing Percent Retained
Mass passed (g) Retained (g) Passing (g) (%) (%) (%) (%)

299.62 194.66 307.52 38.76299335 61.23700665 61.23700665 38.76299335

321.16 367.78 134.4 34.47369469 65.52630531 26.76331196 73.23668804

413.29 448.77 53.41 16.1276833 83.8723167 10.63562866 89.36437134

467.39 475.66 26.52 5.35465371 94.64534629 5.280974949 94.71902505

481.77 488.17 14.01 2.491138636 97.50886136 2.789836314 97.21016369

488.58 493.87 8.31 1.135051177 98.86494882 1.654785137 98.34521486

485.97 502.18 0 1.654785137 98.34521486 0 100

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