Aggregate Lab sieve analysis example NB: Be consistant with all rounding

Mass Retained Corrected Mass

SIEVE SIZE mm Cum % Retained Cum % Passing
g g

Col 1 Col 2 Col 3 Col 4 Col 5

Weights retained on ((Col 2/total mass) x
sieve 100)

37.5mm 0.00 0.00 0.00 100

Coarse sieves (81/2400)x100 = (100 - 3.38) =

26.5mm 81.00 81.00
3.38 96.62

19mm 129.00 129.00 5.38 91.24

Passing 19mm (what's left in pan) 2190.00

Sample fraction passing 19mm (2nd

rifled sample should be less than 600g. Therefore 547.50
2190 was rifled to 547.5g)

Split ratio 1. (2190/547.5 = 4) 4.00 Therefore 547.5g is 1/4 of original sample size

(Col 1 x split ratio)

(70/2400)x100 = (91.24 - 2.92) =
13.2mm 17.50 (17.5 x 4) = 70
Intermediate

2.92 88.32 Cumulative %

sieves

Retained
9.5mm 130.00 520.00 21.67 66.65

4.75mm 150.00 600.00 25.00 41.65 25.00

Passing 4.75mm (what's left in pan) 250.00

Sample fraction passing 4.75mm (3rd

rifled sample should be less than 200g. Therefore 50.00
250g sample was rifled to 50g)

Split ratio 2.(250/50 = 5) (5 x 4 = 20) 20.00 Therefore 50g = 1/20th of original sample

(300/2400)x100 = (41.65-12.5) =
2.36mm 15.00 (15 x 20) = 300 (25 + 12.5) = 37.50
12.50 29.15

1.18mm 9.00 180.00 7.50 21.65 45.00

Fine sieves

600µm 12.00 240.00 10.00 11.65 55.00

300µm 5.00 100.00 4.17 7.48 59.17

150µm 4.00 80.00 3.33 4.15 62.50

75µm 3.00 60.00 2.50 1.65

fine particles lost
passing 75µm (Pan) 2.00 40.00 1.67 during weighing
-0.02 error

Total Mass (g) 2400.00 Total 284.17

Fineness mod.
2.84
(284.17/100) =

Total mass = sieved sample weight = First sample size of

approx 2kg

First sample size = approx 2kg or less

Second sample size (passing 19mm) = 600g or less

Third sample size (passing 4.75mm) = 200g or less