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sieve test
mud construction - process - testing soil - laboratory tests - sieve test

Procedure

  • Pass soil from series of standard sieves set on top of on another with finest sieve at bottom.
  • Observer the soil collected in each sieve.

Interpretation

  • Silt will be collected in lowermost sieve.
  • Gravels will be collected on top.
  • Sand and lumps of clay will be collected in intermediate sieves

Layers of sieves used in sieve test.

Layers of sieves used in sieve test.

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Posted by Ar. Guruprasad Rane on 28th Jan 2006. Email: