CIVL 1101 Sieve Analysis - Group Problem 1/6

Group Work - Sieve Analysis

 From the results of a sieve analysis, shown below,
determine:

(a) the percent finer than each sieve and plot a grain–size
distribution curve,

(b) D10, D30, D60 from the grain–size distribution curve,

Sieve Number Mass of soil retained
on each sieve (g)
(c) the uniformity coefficient, Cu, and 4 0
10 40
20 60
(d) the coefficient of gradation, Cc. 40 89
60 140
80 122
100 210
200 56
Pan 12

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Mass of soil Percent Cumulative Percent
Sieve retained retained percent finer (%)
Number on each sieve on each retained on each
(g) sieve (%) sieve (%)
4 0 0 0 100.0
10 40 5.5 5.5 94.5
20 60 8.2 13.7 86.3
40 89 12.2 25.9 74.1
60 140 19.2 45.1 54.9
80 122 16.7 61.8 38.2
100 210 28.8 90.6 9.4
200 56 7.7 98.3 1.7
Pan 12 1.6 99.9 0.1
729
CIVL 1101 Sieve Analysis - Group Problem 2/6

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Mass of soil Percent Cumulative Percent
Sieve retained retained percent finer (%)
Number on each sieve on each retained on each
(g) sieve (%) sieve (%)
4 0 0
10 40 5.5
20 60 8.2
40 89 12.2
60 140 19.2
80 122 16.7
100 210 28.8
200 56 7.7
Pan 12 1.6
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Mass of soil Percent Cumulative Percent
Sieve retained retained percent finer (%)
Number on each sieve on each retained on each
(g) sieve (%) sieve (%)
4 0 0 0
10 40 5.5 5.5
20 60 8.2 13.7
40 89 12.2 25.9
60 140 19.2 45.1
80 122 16.7 61.8
100 210 28.8 90.6
200 56 7.7 98.3
Pan 12 1.6 99.9
729
CIVL 1101 Sieve Analysis - Group Problem 3/6

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Mass of soil Percent Cumulative Percent
Sieve retained retained percent finer (%)
Number on each sieve on each retained on each
(g) sieve (%) sieve (%)
4 0 0 0 100.0
10 40 5.5 5.5 94.5
20 60 8.2 13.7 86.3
40 89 12.2 25.9 74.1
60 140 19.2 45.1 54.9
80 122 16.7 61.8 38.2
100 210 28.8 90.6 9.4
200 56 7.7 98.3 1.7
Pan 12 1.6 99.9 0.1
729

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Particle diameter (mm)

CIVL 1101 Sieve Analysis - Group Problem 4/6

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Percent finer (%)

D10 = 0.15 mm

Particle diameter (mm)

Group Work - Sieve Analysis Percent finer (%)

D10 = 0.15 mm

D30 = 0.17 mm

Particle diameter (mm)

CIVL 1101 Sieve Analysis - Group Problem 5/6

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Percent finer (%)

D10 = 0.15 mm

D30 = 0.17 mm

D60 = 0.28 mm

Particle diameter (mm)

D D30 2
Cu  60 Cc 
D10 D10  D60

Group Work - Sieve Analysis

For the particle-size distribution curve we just used, the

values of D10, D30, and D60 are:

D10 = 0.15 mm D30 = 0.17 mm D60 = 0.28 mm

D60 0.28 mm
Cu    1.9
D10 0.15 mm

D30 2 (0.17mm )2
Cc    0.69
D10  D60 0.28 mm  0.15 mm
CIVL 1101 Sieve Analysis - Group Problem 6/6

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Any Questions?

Percent finer (%)

Particle diameter (mm)