pelelo
Geotechnical
- Aug 10, 2009
- 357
Engineers,
Do you know if there any specific sieve set to be used to perform grain size distribution analyses for typical soils?.
For example ASTM C33, for fine aggregates, specifies very clearly to use sieves 3/8", #4, #8, #16, #30, #50 and #100 in order to evaluate the grain size distribution for fine aggregates (sands)
However, for soils, i have seen different sets (specially below sieve #4):
- 3.5",3",2.5",2",1.5",1",3/4",1/2",3/8",#4,#8,#16,#40,#50,#100,#200
- 2",1.5",1",3/4",1/2",3/8",#4,#10,#20,#40,#60,#140,#200
- 3",2",1.5",1",3/4",1/2",3/8",#4,#10,#16,#30,#50,#100,#200
- 3",2",1.5",1",3/4",1/2",3/8",#4,#10,#20,#40,#60,#100,#200
At the end YES, I know you will plot a curve and should provide an idea of the GSD of that specific soil, but was wondering if there are any specific sieve sets.
Thanks.
Do you know if there any specific sieve set to be used to perform grain size distribution analyses for typical soils?.
For example ASTM C33, for fine aggregates, specifies very clearly to use sieves 3/8", #4, #8, #16, #30, #50 and #100 in order to evaluate the grain size distribution for fine aggregates (sands)
However, for soils, i have seen different sets (specially below sieve #4):
- 3.5",3",2.5",2",1.5",1",3/4",1/2",3/8",#4,#8,#16,#40,#50,#100,#200
- 2",1.5",1",3/4",1/2",3/8",#4,#10,#20,#40,#60,#140,#200
- 3",2",1.5",1",3/4",1/2",3/8",#4,#10,#16,#30,#50,#100,#200
- 3",2",1.5",1",3/4",1/2",3/8",#4,#10,#20,#40,#60,#100,#200
At the end YES, I know you will plot a curve and should provide an idea of the GSD of that specific soil, but was wondering if there are any specific sieve sets.
Thanks.
