Grain-Size Analysis of Soil (Including Both Mechanical and Hydrometer Analyses) - Soil Properties: Testing, Measurement, and Evaluation - page 119

⁄ 8 in. (9.5 mm)
No. 4 (4.75 mm)
No. 8 (2.36 mm)
No. 16 (1.18 mm)
No. 30 (0.600 mm)
No. 50 (0.300 mm)
No. 100 (0.150 mm)
No. 200 (0.075 mm)
Balance (with accuracy to 0.01 g)
Mechanically operated stirring device (such as a malt mixer) (see
Figures 10-2 and 10-3)
Hydrometer (conforming to requirements for hydrometer 151H or
152H in ASTM Specification E 100) (see Figure 10-3)
Sedimentation cylinder (with a volume of 1,000 ml) (see Figure 10-3)
Thermometer [with accuracy to 1°F (0.5°C)]
Water bath or constant-temperature room (see Figure 10-3)
Timing device
Beaker (150-mL capacity)
Containers

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Figure 10-2 Mechanically Operating Stirring Device [1]
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