PSD Graph Finalised
PSD Graph Finalised
PSD Graph Finalised
Sieving Method
Particle Diameter, mm Mass before (A), g Mass after (B),g Mass of soil, m
2.000 0.00 0.00 0.00
1.180 499.00 1051.00 552.00
0.600 405.00 895.00 490.00
0.425 378.00 552.00 174.00
0.300 357.00 471.00 114.00
0.212 348.00 421.00 73.00
0.150 334.00 355.00 21.00
0.063 411.00 414.00 3.00
0 390.00 391.00 1.00
0.00
60
100 60
1.15 60
40
1.15 0
1.15 60
100 30 20
0.63 30
0.63 0 0
0.63 30 100
0
100
100 10
0.35 10
0.35 0
0.35 10
Hydrometer Method
120
100
80
60
40
20
D30 = 0.63
D60 = 1.15
D10 = 0.35
0
100 10 1 0.1 0.01 0.001
Particle Diameter, mm
30 = 0.63
60 = 1.15
10 = 0.35
0
100 10 1 0.1 0.01 0.001
Particle Diameter, mm
Hydrometer Method
17.20g
Elapsed time (min) Temperature Reading Rh' Rh = Rh' = + Cm Effective Depth, Hr (mm)
0.5 7.5 8.0000 14.8
1 7 7.5000 14.9
2 6.5 7.0000 15.0
4 6 6.5000 15.2
8 5.5 6.0000 15.3
15 5 5.5000 15.4
30 4.8 5.3000 15.5
60 4.5 5.0000 15.6
120 4.3 4.8000 15.6
240 4.1 4.6000 15.7
480 4 4.5000 15.7
1440 1 1.5000 16.5
Particle Diameter, mm
3
2.000
1.180
0.600
0.425
0.300
0.212
0.150
0.063
0.044231
0.022313
0.011255
0.005677
0.002863
0.00154
0.000773
0.000388
0.000195
9.774E-05
4.895E-05
01 0.001 1.714E-05
01 0.001
D60
D30
D10
100
1.39
1.39
1.39
100
0.313
0.313
0.313
100
0.0551
0.0551
0.0551
Effective Depth, Hr (mm) Particle Diameter, D (mm) Rd = Rh' - Ro' Percentage finer than D, %
14.809 0.0442306327 7.0000 65.362931642
14.941 0.0223128145 6.5000 60.6941508104
15.074 0.0112551563 6.0000 56.0253699789
15.206 0.0056769527 5.5000 51.3565891473
15.338 0.0028631636 5.0000 46.6878083157
15.470 0.0015401871 4.5000 42.0190274841
15.523 0.0007727269 4.3000 40.1515151515
15.603 0.0003883384 4.0000 37.3502466526
15.655 0.0001948275 3.8000 35.4827343199
15.708 9.77429332125E-05 3.6000 33.6152219873
15.735 4.8953757515625E-05 3.5000 32.681465821
16.528 1.7140828265625E-05 0.5000 4.6687808316
0.000
100.000 10.000 1.000 0
20.000
D10= 0.055
10.000
1.389731
0.313489 0.000
100.000 10.000 1.000 0
0.055108
60
60 Cu 4.433106
Cc 1.283219
0
60
30
30
0
30
10
10
0
10
Cumulative
6.183333 47.87667
5.741667 41.69333
5.3 35.95167
4.858333 30.65167
4.416667 25.79333
3.975 21.37667
3.798333 17.40167
3.533333 13.60333
3.356667 10.07
3.18 6.713333
3.091667 3.533333
0.441667 0.44167