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    Experiment NO 6: A Sieve Analysis

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    The document describes a sieve analysis experiment to classify soil particles by diameter. A sieve analysis involves placing soil in a stack of sieves with progressively smaller mesh sizes and shaking for 10 minutes. The amount of soil retained and passing through each sieve is then weighed to determine the particle size distribution. The sample is first oven dried and 500g is used. Weights of empty and full sieves are recorded before and after shaking. Percentages of soil passing through each sieve are calculated to classify the soil.

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    Experiment NO 6: A Sieve Analysis

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    The document describes a sieve analysis experiment to classify soil particles by diameter. A sieve analysis involves placing soil in a stack of sieves with progressively smaller mesh sizes and shaking for 10 minutes. The amount of soil retained and passing through each sieve is then weighed to determine the particle size distribution. The sample is first oven dried and 500g is used. Weights of empty and full sieves are recorded before and after shaking. Percentages of soil passing through each sieve are calculated to classify the soil.

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    The document describes a sieve analysis experiment to classify soil particles by diameter. A sieve analysis involves placing soil in a stack of sieves with progressively smaller mesh sizes and shaking for 10 minutes. The amount of soil retained and passing through each sieve is then weighed to determine the particle size distribution. The sample is first oven dried and 500g is used. Weights of empty and full sieves are recorded before and after shaking. Percentages of soil passing through each sieve are calculated to classify the soil.

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    Experiment NO 6: A Sieve Analysis

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    The document describes a sieve analysis experiment to classify soil particles by diameter. A sieve analysis involves placing soil in a stack of sieves with progressively smaller mesh sizes and shaking for 10 minutes. The amount of soil retained and passing through each sieve is then weighed to determine the particle size distribution. The sample is first oven dried and 500g is used. Weights of empty and full sieves are recorded before and after shaking. Percentages of soil passing through each sieve are calculated to classify the soil.

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    Experiment NO 6

    The sieve analysis test

    Objective of experiment

    Soil classification according to diameter

    A sieve analysis​ (or gradation test) is a practice or procedure


    used to assess the particle size distribution (also called gradation)
    of a granular material by allowing the material to pass through a
    series of sieves of progressively smaller mesh size and weighing
    the amount of material that is stopped by each sieve as a fraction
    of the whole mass.

    The size distribution is often of critical importance to the way the


    material performs in use. A sieve analysis can be performed on
    any type of non-organic or organic granular materials including
    sands, crushed rock, clays, granite, feldspars, coal, soil, a wide
    range of manufactured powders, grain and seeds, down to a
    minimum size depending on the exact method. Being such a
    simple technique of particle sizing, it is probably the most
    common.
    procedure
    1. Oven dry the sample, allow it to cool. Then take 500 g
    (depending on maximum particle size) of oven dried soil.

    2. Select a stack of sieves suitable to the soil being tested. Weigh


    each sieve and a pan to be used Wo (make sure each sieve is clean
    before weighing it, by using a brush to remove grains stuck in
    mesh openings).

    3. Arrange the stack of sieves so that the largest mesh opening is


    at the top and the smallest is at the bottom and attach the pan at
    the bottom of the sieve stack.

    4. Pour the dry sample on the top sieves. Add a cover plate (to
    avoid dust and lost particles while shaking).

    5. Place the stack of sieves in the mechanical shaker and shake for
    10 min.

    6. Remove the stack of sieves from the shaker, and measure the
    weight of each sieve and the pan with the soil retained on them
    Wf.

    7. Subtract the weights obtained in step (2) from those of step (6)
    to give the weight of soil retained on each sieve. Their sum is
    compared to the initial sample weight; both weights should be
    within about 1%. If the difference is greater than 1%, too much
    material was lost, and weighing and/or sieving should be repeated
    /Wf – Wo/ > 1%.
    Sample of calculation

    Wt of sample (soil ) = 1181 gm

    NO Sieve diameter Wt of sieve Wt of sieve Wt of wt of % of


    (mm) empty with remaining passing passing
    (gm) sample(gm sample in sample in (gm)
    ) sieve (gm) sieve (gm)
    1 4.75 438 438 0 1181 100%
    2 2.36 493 493 0 1181 100%
    3 1.18 401 402 1 1180 99.9%
    4 0.6 373 719 346 834 70.6%
    5 0.425 363 757 394 440 37.3%
    6 0.3 355 520 165 275 23.3%
    7 0.15 337 560 223 52 4.4%
    8 pan 333 384 51 1 0.08%

    *Wt of sieve with sample =

    wt of empty sieve +remaining soil in this sieve

    *Wt of remaining sample in sieve =

    (wt of empty sieve +remaining soil in this sieve) – empty sieve

    wt of passing sample in sieve =

    wt of sample (soil ) - Wt of remaining sample in sieve


    wt of passing sample in sieve
    % of passing = wt of sample (soil )
    Discussion

    1- what is the mechanism of screening ?

    2- what the advantages of screening ?

    3-what are the error source of experiment ?

    In the drying experiment

    We found the following data:

    Fill the following table

    Wt of sample (soil ) = 640 gm

    NO Sieve Wt of sieve Wt of sieve Wt of wt of % of


    diameter empty with remaining passing passing
    (mm) sample(gm sample in sample in (gm)
    ) sieve (gm) sieve (gm)
    1 4.75 323 418
    2 2.36 355 422
    3 1.18 363 498
    4 0.6 373 517
    5 0.425 402 500
    6 0.3 494 561
    7 0.15 438 438
    8 pan 232 266

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