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The document provides instructions for performing sieve analyses and determining coefficients from grain size distribution curves using sample data.

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Lab Problem

The document provides instructions for performing sieve analyses and determining coefficients from grain size distribution curves using sample data.

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Alexander Escobedo Jr.
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The following are the results of a sieve analysis:

a. Determine the percent finer than each sieve and plot a grain-size distribution curve.
b. Determine D10, D30, and D60 from the grain-size distribution curve.
c. Calculate the uniformity coefficient, Cu.
d. Calculate the coefficient of gradation, Cc.
Repeat Problem 1 with the following data:
Repeat Problem 1 with the following data:
Repeat Problem 1 with the following data
The following are the results of a sieve and hydrometer analysis.

a. Draw the grain-size distribution curve


. b. Determine the percentages of gravel, sand, silt, and clay according to the MIT system.
c. Repeat Part b according to the USDA system.
d. Repeat Part b according to the AASHTO system
Repeat Problem 5 with the following data:

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