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This document contains data from a particle size analysis of a soil sample sieved through different sieve sizes. The mass retained on each sieve was measured and used to calculate several properties of the soil sample. Based on the calculations, 95% of the soil particles were smaller than 12.4 microns in diameter, 90% were smaller than 15.3 microns, and 50% were smaller than 122.2 microns. The uniformity coefficient was calculated as 1.9, indicating poorly sorted soil. Over 20% of the soil passed through a 44 micron sieve, meaning gravel pack should be used.

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SC Tutorial Corrected

This document contains data from a particle size analysis of a soil sample sieved through different sieve sizes. The mass retained on each sieve was measured and used to calculate several properties of the soil sample. Based on the calculations, 95% of the soil particles were smaller than 12.4 microns in diameter, 90% were smaller than 15.3 microns, and 50% were smaller than 122.2 microns. The uniformity coefficient was calculated as 1.9, indicating poorly sorted soil. Over 20% of the soil passed through a 44 micron sieve, meaning gravel pack should be used.

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Sieve

Sieve
Sieve
opening
mass
mass
(m)
before (g) after (g)
a
b
c
350
300
250
200
150
125
100
75
62
44
20
10
TOTAL

36.8
34.2
33.5
36.7
35.8
32.1
24.6
35.4
34.4
33.1
34.2
35.3

37.1
34.5
33.8
38.0
38.5
34.0
27.0
36.5
34.9
33.5
34.8
37.6

Sand mass Cul. Weight Cul weight


(g)
(g)
(%)
(c-b)
0
0%
0.2
0.2
1.7%
0.3
0.5
3.7%
0.3
0.9
6.2%
1.3
2.2
15.4%
2.7
4.8
34.7%
1.9
6.7
48.3%
2.4
9.2
65.6%
1.1
10.2
73.2%
0.5
10.7
76.5%
0.4
11.0
79.1%
0.6
11.7
83.8%
2.3
13.9
100.0%
13.95

Sieve opening corresponds to grain diameter


1

Interpolate for or read off from plot


D95
95%
12.4
D90
90%
15.3
D50
50%
122.2
D40
40%
139.7
D10
10%
227.9

Uc
Sc
% fines

= D40/D90
=D10/D95
those that pass thru 44 microns

Tiffin's criteria,
Sc > 10, sand is not well sorted
% fines is 21%, use gravel pack

D95

9.11
18.40
20.9%

100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
1000

INTERPOLATION
Y = m ln(X) + c ; X = 10^ [ (Y - c)/m ]
for D95
y
x
Log(x)
100.00%
10
1
83.79%
20
1.301
m=
-0.538
c=
153.837%
95%
12.38435

100

D90

10

for D90
y
100.00%
83.79%
m=
c=
90%

x
10
20
-0.538
153.837%
15.3372

10

Log(x)
1
1.301

D50

for D50
y
65.61%
48.26%
m=
c=
50%

x
Log(x)
100
2
125
2.097
-1.791
423.759%
122.236

D40

for D40
y
48.26%
34.71%
m=
c=
40%

x
Log(x)
125
2.09691
150
2.176
-1.712
407.184%
139.6924

D10

for D10
y
15.42%
6.17%
m=
c=
10%

x
Log(x)
200
2.30103
250
2.398
-0.955
235.064%
227.922

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