Results

Table of the sieve analysis results

Percentage
Mass mass Cumulative
Sieve Percentage
retained on retained on percentage
size(mm) passing(100-∑Rn)
each sieve(g) each retained(∑Rn)
sieve(Rn)

19 10.5 1.05 1.05 98.95

16 0 1.05 98.85

13.2 1.61 2.66 97.34

11.2 1.03 3.69 96.31

9.5 2.38 6.07 93.93

6.7 7.36 13.43 86.57

4.75 11.21 24.64 75.36

2.36 31.61 56.25 43.75

1.18 18.61 74.86 25.14

0.6 9.88 84.74 15.26

0.425 3.73 88.47 11.53

0.3 2.95 91.42 8.58

0.075 6.56 97.98 2.02

Pan 2.02 100 0

  999.75       

Sample calculations

Percentage mass retained on each sieve=¿(mass retained on each sieve/total mass of soil)×100
=(10.50/999.75)×100

=1.05%

Cumulative percentage retained=∑Rn

 =1.05+1.05+2.66+3.69…………

Percentage passing=100-∑Rn

=100-1.05

=98.95%

Percentage passing(100-∑Rn)
120

100
percentage passing

80

60

40

20

0
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
sieve size