AGGREGATES - Materials for Civil and Construction Engineers - page 196

5.14 Referring to ASTM specification C33, what is the maximum sieve
size and the nominal maximum sieve size for each of the standard
sizes Numbers 4, 57, and 7.
5.15 Calculate the sieve analysis of the following aggregate and plot on a
semilog gradation paper:

Cumulative Cumulative

Amount Amount Percent Percent

Sieve size Retained, g Retained, g Retained Passing

25 mm (1 in.) 0

9.5 mm (3/8 in.) 35.2

4.75 mm (No. 4) 299.6

2.00 mm (No. 10) 149.7

0.425 mm (No. 40) 125.8

0.075 mm (No.200) 60.4

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5.16 Calculate the sieve analysis of the following aggregate, and plot on a
0.45 power gradation chart:

Cumulative Cumulative

Amount Percent Percent

Sieve size Amount, g Retained, g Retained Passing

Plus 37.5 mm 0

37.5 mm to 25 mm 206

25 mm to 19 mm 603

19 mm to 9.5 mm 1413

9.5 mm to 4.75 mm 508

4.75 mm to 0.60 mm 963

0.60 mm to 0.075 mm 1425

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5.17 A sieve analysis test was performed on a sample of aggregate and
produced the following results:

Amount Amount

Sieve Size, mm Retained, g Sieve Size, mm Retained, g

25 0 1.18 891.5

19 376.7 0.60 712.6

12.5 888.4 0.30 625.2

9.5 506.2 0.15 581.5

4.75 1038.4 0.075 242.9

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