Sieve Analysis Report
CONTENT
INTRODUCTION
OBJECTIVE
APPARATUS
THEORY
PROCEDURE
RESULTS
DISCUSSION
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
APPENDICES
introduction A sieve analysis or gradation test is a practice or procedure used commonly used in civil engineering to assess the particle size distribution also called gradation of a granular material.
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.
objective * To determine the particle size distribution and fineness modulus of fine and coarse aggregates.
apparatus * Sample divides ( metal tray for use in quartering ) * Test sieves and nesting guard size ( BS410 ) * Sieve shaker * Weighing machine * Table below shows the set of sieves of the sizes and aperture
coarse aggregate | fine aggregate | Square hole perforated plate, 450mm or 300mm diameter | Wire cloth, 300mm or 200mm diameter | mm | mm | 75.0 | 3.35 | 63.0 | 2.36 | 50.0 | 1.70 | 37.5 | 1.18 | 28.0 | μm | 20.0 | 850 | 14.0 | 600 | 10.0 | 425 | 6.30 | 300 | 5.00 | 212 | - | 150 | - | 75 |
theory
Particle size distribution is a grading of granular materials among various size, expressed in terms of cumulative percentages larger or smaller than each of the series of sizes of sieve opening as according to BS 410:1986.
Fine aggregate, often called sand ( BS 882: 1992) are those granular materials having size not larger than 5mm. coarse aggregate are those granular materials having at least 5mm in size.
Fineness modulus is a numerical index of fineness that gives some idea about the mean size of the particles in the
INTRODUCTION
OBJECTIVE
APPARATUS
THEORY
PROCEDURE
RESULTS
DISCUSSION
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
APPENDICES
introduction A sieve analysis or gradation test is a practice or procedure used commonly used in civil engineering to assess the particle size distribution also called gradation of a granular material.
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.
objective * To determine the particle size distribution and fineness modulus of fine and coarse aggregates.
apparatus * Sample divides ( metal tray for use in quartering ) * Test sieves and nesting guard size ( BS410 ) * Sieve shaker * Weighing machine * Table below shows the set of sieves of the sizes and aperture
coarse aggregate | fine aggregate | Square hole perforated plate, 450mm or 300mm diameter | Wire cloth, 300mm or 200mm diameter | mm | mm | 75.0 | 3.35 | 63.0 | 2.36 | 50.0 | 1.70 | 37.5 | 1.18 | 28.0 | μm | 20.0 | 850 | 14.0 | 600 | 10.0 | 425 | 6.30 | 300 | 5.00 | 212 | - | 150 | - | 75 |
theory
Particle size distribution is a grading of granular materials among various size, expressed in terms of cumulative percentages larger or smaller than each of the series of sizes of sieve opening as according to BS 410:1986.
Fine aggregate, often called sand ( BS 882: 1992) are those granular materials having size not larger than 5mm. coarse aggregate are those granular materials having at least 5mm in size.
Fineness modulus is a numerical index of fineness that gives some idea about the mean size of the particles in the
References: Fine aggregate, often called sand ( BS 882: 1992) are those granular materials having size not larger than 5mm. coarse aggregate are those granular materials having at least 5mm in size.