Grain-Size Analysis of Soil (Including Both Mechanical and Hydrometer Analyses) - Soil Properties: Testing, Measurement, and Evaluation - page 133

Soils Testing Laboratory
Grain-Size Analysis

20 SR 2828

Sample No. Project No.

B-9 Newell, N.C.

Boring No. Location

5 ft

Depth

Brown silty clay

Description of Sample

John Doe 4/10/08

Tested by Date

Mass of total air-dried sample 540.94 g (1)

Mass of fraction retained on No. 10 sieve (washed and oven-dried) 2.20 g (2)

Percentage of sample retained on No. 10 sieve 0.4 % (3)

Percentage of sample passing No. 10 sieve 99.6 % (4)

Sieve Analysis of Coarse Aggregate

Sieve Size Mass Retained (g) Mass Passed (g) Total Percent Passed

3 in.

2 in.

1 2 in.

1 in.

3/4 in.

3/8 in. 0 .97 540.94 100.0

0.97 539.97 99.8

No. 4

1.23 538.74 99.6

No. 10

Hygroscopic Moisture Correction Factor

125A

(5) Container no.

109.57

(6) Mass of container air-dried soil g

108.85

(7) Mass of container oven-dried soil g

59.57

(8) Mass of container g

0.72

(9) Mass of water [(6) (7)] g

49.28

(10) Mass of oven-dried soil [(7) (8)] g

50.00

(11) Mass of air-dried soil [(6) (8)] g

1 9 2

1.46 %

(12) Hygroscopic moisture content c

100

d

1 10 2

(10)
(11)

0.9856

(13) Hygroscopic moisture correction factor

133