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ETHIOPIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (EiT-M)

School of Civil Engineering


Construction Materials testing laboratory

Experiment-5 and 6
 Sieve Analysis of Fine and Coarse Aggregates ASTM-C 136 – 01
 Objective
 To determine the particle size distribution by sieve analysis
o Apparatus
 Sieve shaker
 Set of sieves
 Balance
 Air dried aggregate
 Procedure
 Dry the sample to constant wt.(1005 oC)
 Obtain appropriate amount of aggregate
 Determine the total mass of the sample
 Select an appropriate of varying sieve size
 Weigh each sieve and pan. Make sure each sieve is clean before weighing it
 Carefully pour the sample and shake for 5 to 10minutes
 Remove the sieve from the sieve shaker. Weigh the sieve and pan with aggregate retained on them

Sampling
Fine aggregate
 The test sample of fine aggregate shall weigh , after drying approximately the following amount
-Aggregate at least 95% passing a 2.36mm sieve =100g
-Aggregate at least 85% passing a 4.75mm sieve & more than 5% retained on a 2.36mm sieve = 500g

Coarse aggregate
The weight of the test sample of coarse aggregate shall conform to the following
Nominal maximum size.(mm) 9.5 12.5 19.0 25.0 37.5
Minimum weight of test sample.Kg 1 2 5 10 15

 Data
Sieve wt of wt of sieve+ Mass Percent Cumulative Percent Percentage
size sieve,g retained Retained retained (%) retained (%) passing (%)
(mm) soil,g (g)

Gradation chart
100 0
90 10
80
Percentage coarser

Percentage passing

20
70 30
60 40
50 50
40 60
30 70
20 80
10 90
0 100
150 m 300m 600m 1.18mm 2.36mm 5.0mm 10.0mm 20.0mm 37.5mm

Sieve size

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