Grain-Size Analysis of Soil (Including Both Mechanical and Hydrometer Analyses) - Soil Properties: Testing, Measurement, and Evaluation - page 137

Soils Testing Laboratory
Grain-Size Analysis

Sample No. Project No.

Boring No. Location

Depth

Description of Sample

Tested by Date of Test

(1) Mass of total air-dried sample g

(2) Mass of fraction retained on No. 10 sieve

(washed and oven dried) g

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

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

Sieve Analysis of Coarse Aggregate

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

3 in.

2 in.

1 1 ⁄ 2 in.

1 in.

3 ⁄ 4 in.

3 ⁄ 8 in.

No. 4

No. 10

Hygroscopic Moisture Correction Factor

(5) Container no.
(6) Mass of container air-dried soil g

(7) Mass of container over-dried soil g

(8) Mass of container g

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

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

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

1 9 2

(12) Hygroscopic moisture content c 100 d %

1 10 2

c 1

10 2

(13) Hygroscopic moisture correction factor d

1 11 2

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