34 Chapter 2 Soil Deposits and Grain-Size Analysis

Solution
The following table can now be prepared.
Opening Mass retained Cumulative mass retained Percent
U.S. sieve (mm) on each sieve (g) above each sieve (g) finera
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)

4 4.75 0 0 100
10 2.00 40 0  40  40 94.5
20 0.850 60 40  60  100 86.3
40 0.425 89 100  89  189 74.1
60 0.250 140 189  140  329 54.9
80 0.180 122 329  122  451 38.1
100 0.150 210 451  210  661 9.3
200 0.075 56 661  56  717 1.7
Pan — 12 717  12  729  M 0

a 兺M
col.4 729
col.4
100  100
兺M 729
The particle-size distribution curve is shown in Figure 2.17.
100

80

60
Percent finer

40

30
D60 = 0.27 mm
20 D30 = 0.17 mm
10
D10 = 0.15 mm
0
10 5 3 1 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.05
Particle size (mm)

Figure 2.17 Particle-size distribution curve

Example 2.2

For the particle-size distribution curve shown in Figure 2.17, determine

a. D10, D30, and D60
b. Uniformity coefficient, Cu
c. Coefficient of gradation, Cc