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IS-2720 (Part 4) :1985 (Reaffirmed-May 2015) "Methods of Test For Soils: Grain Size Analysis". Grain Size Analysis by Wet and Dry Sieve Analysis

This document outlines the steps for grain size analysis of soils by wet and dry sieve analysis. It describes calculating the percentage of soil retained on each sieve based on the total sample weight. A grading curve is created by plotting percent finer vs particle diameter on a log scale. The D10, D30, and D60 values are obtained from this curve to calculate the coefficients of uniformity and curvature, which characterize the soil. Wet sieving must be used for clayey soils instead of dry sieving. Diagrams show examples of well graded, poorly graded, and gap graded soil distributions and the soil classification system based on percent finer vs grain size.

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IS-2720 (Part 4) :1985 (Reaffirmed-May 2015) "Methods of Test For Soils: Grain Size Analysis". Grain Size Analysis by Wet and Dry Sieve Analysis

This document outlines the steps for grain size analysis of soils by wet and dry sieve analysis. It describes calculating the percentage of soil retained on each sieve based on the total sample weight. A grading curve is created by plotting percent finer vs particle diameter on a log scale. The D10, D30, and D60 values are obtained from this curve to calculate the coefficients of uniformity and curvature, which characterize the soil. Wet sieving must be used for clayey soils instead of dry sieving. Diagrams show examples of well graded, poorly graded, and gap graded soil distributions and the soil classification system based on percent finer vs grain size.

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IS-2720 (Part 4):1985 (Reaffirmed- May 2015) “Methods of test for soils: Grain size analysis".

6. Calculation
GRAIN SIZE ANALYSIS BY WET AND DRY SIEVE ANALYSIS
1. The percentage of soil retained on each sieve shall be calculated on the basis of total weight of soil
sample taken. Then, cumulative percentage of soil retained (which will give % finer when deducted from 100) on
successive sieve is found.
2. Plot a graph on log scale with "Particle size (Diameter)" on X- axis & "Percent finer" on Y- axis. The graph is known as
grading curve (Fig. 7). Corresponding to 10%, 30% and 60% finer, obtain diameters from graph, which are designated
as D1O, D30 and D60.
3. Calculate the Coefficient of Uniformity (C u) and the Coefficient of Curvature (C c) using the following
equations:
Cu = D60/ D10
Cc= D 2/(D x D )
7. General Remarks
In the case of clayey soils, dry sieving shall not be used and wet sieving shall be used.

Fig. 7 : Plot of Percent Finer vs. Particle Diameter

Fig. 8 : General nature of grain-size distribution of well graded, poorly graded and gap graded soil

Fig. 9 : Soil Classification based on percent finer vs. grain size

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