New Era University

College of Engineering and Architecture

Civil Engineering Department

SOIL MECHANICS
(CE 324L-18)

LABORATORY #2: SIEVE ANALYSIS

BY:
MONSALES, MAICA JOYCE C.
3CE-1

DATE PERFORMED:
FEBRUARY 17, 2023

DATE SUBMITTED:
MARCH 3, 2023

RATING

ENGR. RANDY R. AUREADA

INSTRUCTOR
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College of Engineering and Architecture
Civil Engineering Department

MATERIALS & EQUIPMENTS NEEDED:

• Weighing scale
• Container
• Oven

PROCEDURES:

1. Weigh all the aluminum containers.

2. Allocate approximately 50g of moist soil into each aluminum container and
weigh them. Hence, the moist weight of the soil sample is now known.
3. Dry the soil samples overnight at the temperature of 105°C in the oven.
4. Remove the soil samples from the oven and allow them to cool.
5. Weight the container plus the oven dry soil. Now the weight of the dry soil is
known.
6. Calculate the water content of each container.

DOCUMENTATION

1. Weighing all the containers.

2. Weighing the moist soil samples in each container.

Trial 1

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Trial 2

Trial 3

3. Putting the moist soil samples in the container.

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4. Removing the soil samples in the oven.

5. Weighing the container plus the oven dry soil.

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RESULTS
WEIGHT (g)

1 2 3

A. Moist soil + 36.09 34.44 38.32

container

B. Dry soil + 28.64 27.72 31.06

container

C. Container 2.57 2.51 2.56

Water Content 28.5769% 26.6561% 25.4737%

AVERAGE WATER 26.9022%

CONTENT

𝐴−𝐵
𝑤% = ∗ 100%
𝐵−𝐶
Trial 1:
𝐴−𝐵 36.09 − 28.64
𝑤% = ∗ 100% = ∗ 100% = 28.5769%
𝐵−𝐶 28.64 − 2.57
Trial 2:
𝐴−𝐵 34.44 − 27.72
𝑤% = ∗ 100% = ∗ 100% = 26.6561%
𝐵−𝐶 27.72 − 2.51
Trial 3
𝐴−𝐵 38.22 − 31.06
𝑤% = ∗ 100% = ∗ 100% = 25.4737%
𝐵−𝐶 31.06 − 2.56

28.5769 + 26.6561 + 25.4737

𝑨𝑽𝑬𝑹𝑨𝑮𝑬 𝑾𝑨𝑻𝑬𝑹 𝑪𝑶𝑵𝑻𝑬𝑵𝑻 = = 𝟐𝟔. 𝟗𝟎𝟐𝟐%
3

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GROUP MEMBERS:
Bautista, Sherly
Cruz, Katrina Ann
LLagas, Ivan Winleyman
Lonciras, Ella Loraine
Monsales, Maica Joyce
Salcedo, Kimlan
Soriano, Christine
Villarojo, Clark Dave

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