HOLY NAME UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER STUDIES

DAMPAS DISTR., TAGBILARAN CITY, BOHOL

Experiment No.2

Sieve Analysis of Coarse Aggregates

Submitted by: Genevieve P. Calacat

Subject: CEN 102- CMT

Date Performed: March 31, 2022

Date Submitted: April 26, 2022

Rate: _________

Submitted to: Engr. Aureen Mae Japos

I. Objective

 To determine the grading materials proposed for use as aggregates or being used as aggregates.
 Determine compliance of the particle size distribution with applicable specification requirements.
  Provide necessary data for control of the production of various aggregate products and mixture
containing aggregates.
II. Theory:
Fineness modulus of coarse aggregates represents the average size of the particles in the coarse aggregate
by an index number. It is calculated by performing sieve analysis with standard sieves.

III. Apparatus

 Sieve
 Balance or scale
 Mechanical sieve shaker
 Coarse aggregate sample
 Trowel
 Brush sieve

IV. Procedure

 Prepare the coarse aggregate sample.

 Clean all sieve with the brush.
 Weight for each sieve size.
 Sieve arranged according to size.
 Place the coarse aggregate sample in mechanical shaker which arranged according to size.
 Sieve the sample by using mechanical shaker around 5 to 10 minutes.
 Weight the aggregate retained for each sieve plate size and properly record the data.

V. Results
962.12 was the weight of the coarse aggregate that retained.

VI. Discussion of Results

 Sieve Size Mass Retain
1 174.57
3/4 201.78
1/2 1409.81
3/8 10597.64
4 956.24
8 286.25
pan 962.12

VII. Conclusion
I conclude that knowing if an aggregates are good to be used in construction of structures
and buildings is that we have to sieve an amount of gravel from coarse down into fine pieces
wherein different sizes will be separated and we will see if the sieved aggregates are well balanced
wherein our graphs with percentage of each sieve size will show which have more and less amount.
Aggregates that are to be used in constructions must consist the different sizes (coarse) because it
will help our structure to be stronger and though.