Fineness Modulus of M-Sand Samples

Sample 1 - WW1 (Lakshmi Crusher, Mittigenahalli)

Cumulative Cumulative
Cumulative
Sl. No. Seive Size Weight weight retained percentage percentage
retained(g) weight retained weight Passing
(g)
(%) (%)

1 4.75mm 0 0 0.00 100.00

2 2.36mm 13 13 1.31 98.69
3 1.18mm 408 421 42.31 57.69
4 600mm 382 803 80.70 19.30
5 300mm 126 929 93.37 6.63
6 150mm 53.5 982.5 98.74 1.26
7 PAN 12.5 995 100.00 0.00
Total 316.43

Fineness
Modulus 3.16

Sample 2 - WW2 (Besto Cumulative

Sand, Chikkaballapur) Cumulative
Weight Cumulative percentage percentage
Sl. No. Seive Size weight retained weight retained weight Passing
retained(g)
(g)
1 4.75mm 0 0 (%) 0.00 (%) 100.00
2 2.36mm 91.5 91.5 9.15 90.85
3 1.18mm 290.5 382 38.22 61.78
4 600mm 312 694 69.43 30.57
5 300mm 206 900 90.05 9.95
6 150mm 91 991 99.15 0.85
7 PAN 8.5 999.5 100.00 0.00
Total 306.00
Fineness
Modulus 3.06

Sample 3 - WW3 (SM Cumulative

Crusher, Chikkaballapur) Cumulative
Cumulative
Weight percentage percentage
Sl. No. Seive Size weight retained weight retained weight Passing
retained(g)
(g)
1 4.75mm 0 0 (%) 0.00 (%) 100.00
2 2.36mm 174.5 174.5 17.46 82.54
 3 1.18mm 480 654.5 65.48 34.52
4 600mm 260 914.5 91.50 8.50
5 300mm 61.5 976 97.65 2.35
6 150mm 17 993 99.35 0.65
7 PAN 6.5 999.5 100.00 0.00
Total 371.44
Fineness
Modulus 3.71

Sample 4 - WW4 (Samith Cumulative

Crystal, Chikkaballapur) Cumulative
Cumulative
Weight percentage percentage
Sl. No. Seive Size weight retained
retained(g) weight retained weight Passing
(g)
1 4.75mm 0 0 (%) 0.00 (%) 100.00
2 2.36mm 20 20 2.00 98.00
3 1.18mm 418.5 438.5 43.92 56.08
4 600mm 385 823.5 82.47 17.53
5 300mm 119.5 943 94.44 5.56
6 150mm 44.5 987.5 98.90 1.10
7 PAN 11 998.5 100.00 0.00
Total 321.73
Fineness
Modulus 3.22

Sample 5 - WW5 (Shiva Cumulative

Crusher, Chikkaballapur) Cumulative
Cumulative
Weight percentage percentage
Sl. No. Seive Size weight retained
retained(g) (g) weight retained weight Passing
1 4.75mm 3 0 (%) 0.00 (%) 100.00
2 2.36mm 257 260 26.05 73.95
3 1.18mm 232.5 492.5 49.35 50.65
4 600mm 210 702.5 70.39 29.61
5 300mm 149 851.5 85.32 14.68
6 150mm 118.5 970 97.19 2.81
7 PAN 28 998 100.00 0.00
Total 328.31
Fineness
Modulus 3.28
 SPECIFIC GRAVITY AND WATER ABSORPTION
Weight of Empty
Pyconometer
Weight of Empty 635 gms
Pyconometer + Sample 1035 gms

WW1 WW2 WW3 WW4

Sl. No. Observation
Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3 Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3 Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3 Trial 1 Trial 2

1 Weight
Weight ofofPycnometer
Sample (C)+ 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400
2 Sample
Weight of+ Water (A)
Pycnometer + 1728 1785 1786 1782.5 1785.5 1788 1772 1786
3 Water (B)
Weight of Oven dry 1537 1537 1537 1537 1537 1537 1537 1537 1537 1537 1537
4 sample (D) 390 399 390 388 400 400 400 390
Specific Gravity
D /[C – (A – B)]
5 Apparent Specific gravity 1.87 2.63 0.00 2.58 2.51 0.00 2.64 2.68 0.00 2.42 2.58
6 D
[(C/[D – (A –xB)]
– D)/D] 100 1.96 2.64 0.00 2.77 2.72 0.00 2.64 2.68 0.00 2.42 2.77
7 2.56 0.25 #DIV/0! 2.56 3.09 #DIV/0! 0.00 0.00 #DIV/0! 0.00 2.56

RESULT WW1 WW2 WW3 WW4 WW5

Specific Gravity
D /[C – (A – B)]
gravity 2.25 2.55 2.66 2.50 2.49
D
[(C/[D – (A –xB)]
– D)/D] 100 2.30 2.74 2.66 2.60 2.58
1.41 2.83 0.00 1.28 1.28
WW4 WW5
Trial 3 Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3

400 400 400 400

1774.5 1782.5
1537 1537 1537 1537
400 390

0.00 2.46 2.52 0.00

0.00 2.46 2.70 0.00
#DIV/0! 0.00 2.56 #DIV/0!