MATERIAL ROUTINE TEST

GRADATION TEST ZONE 4B

Max 20 10 5 2 1 0.5 0.25 0.075
No. Date Test Size mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
mm % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % %

1 20
2 20
3 20
4 20
5 20
6 20
7 20
8 20
9 20
10 20
11 20
12 20
13 20
14 20
15 20
16 20
17 20
18 20

Average 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Maximum 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Minimum 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
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%

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0.00
0.00
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HYDROMETER ANALYSIS SIEVE ANALYSIS

TIME READING U. S. STANDARD SERIES CLEAR SQUARE OPENING

1.19 mm

2.0 mm
2.38 mm

9.52 mm

19.1 mm

25.4 mm

38.1 mm

50.8 mm

76.2 mm
74

149

250

420

590

840

200 mm

300 mm

500 mm
600 mm
297

4.76 mm
SIEVE OPENING - microns / mm

#4

2"
# 200

# 100

# 60

# 40

# 30

# 16

# 10

3/8"

1"

1-1/2"

3"

7.87"

19.7"
23.6"
# 20

#8

3/4"

11.8"
# 50
SIEVE NUMBER

100 0

90 10

Cumulative Percent Retained - by weight (%)

Cumulative Percent Passing - by weight (%)

80 Upper Gradation 20

70 30

60 40

50 50
Lower Gradation

40 60

30 70

20 80

10 90

0 100
Diameter of Particles in millimeter
0.01 0.1 1 10 100 1000

CLAY (PLASTIC) TO SILT (NON FINE MEDIUM COARSE FINE COARSE

COBBLES AND BOULDER
PLASTIC) SOIL SAND G RAV EL