Results of sieve analysis Sieve Mass of retained openings soil on each sieve (mm) US Sieve # (g) 4 4.750 0.0 10 2.000 21.6 20 0.850 49.5 40 0.425 102.6 60 0.250 89.1 100 0.150 95.6 200 0.074 60.4 PAN 0.000 31.2 of soils 450 E

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EXAMPLE 1: Following are the results of a sive analysis:
a)Determine the percent finer than each sieve size and plot a Grain Size Distribution Curve (GSDC)
b)Determine D10, D30, and D60 from the GSDC
c) Calculate uniformity coefficient (Cu)
Calculate Gradation coefficient (Cc)
Results of sieve analysis
Sieve
Mass of retained
openings soil on each sieve
(mm)
US
Sieve #
(g)
4
4.750
0.0
10
2.000
21.6
20
0.850
49.5
40
0.425
102.6
60
0.250
89.1
100
0.150
95.6
200
0.074
60.4
PAN
0.000
31.2
Total mass of soil= 450 g
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Transcribed Image Text:Q Search Size Analysis_Part 3.pdf EXAMPLE 1: Following are the results of a sive analysis: a)Determine the percent finer than each sieve size and plot a Grain Size Distribution Curve (GSDC) b)Determine D10, D30, and D60 from the GSDC c) Calculate uniformity coefficient (Cu) Calculate Gradation coefficient (Cc) Results of sieve analysis Sieve Mass of retained openings soil on each sieve (mm) US Sieve # (g) 4 4.750 0.0 10 2.000 21.6 20 0.850 49.5 40 0.425 102.6 60 0.250 89.1 100 0.150 95.6 200 0.074 60.4 PAN 0.000 31.2 Total mass of soil= 450 g Desktop
Example 2:
The soil in the pan with a mass of 31.2 g seen in Example 1
was used for a hydrometer analysis.
The results of the hydrometer analysis are given below.
Plot the combined PSD Curve of both of the results (i.e. Example
1 and Example 2).
Results of hydrometer test
D(mm)
P'(%)
0.060
90.8
0.040
63
0.030
50
0.010
33.4
0.006
22.2
0.004
16.7
0.003
13
0.001
11.1
10
AR
16
Transcribed Image Text:Example 2: The soil in the pan with a mass of 31.2 g seen in Example 1 was used for a hydrometer analysis. The results of the hydrometer analysis are given below. Plot the combined PSD Curve of both of the results (i.e. Example 1 and Example 2). Results of hydrometer test D(mm) P'(%) 0.060 90.8 0.040 63 0.030 50 0.010 33.4 0.006 22.2 0.004 16.7 0.003 13 0.001 11.1 10 AR 16
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