SIEVE ANALYSIS TEST

SIEVE ANALYSIS TEST

PREPARED BY: BASIL QUINTO

SIEVE ANALYSIS• PREPARE THE MATERIALS NEEDED IN THE TEST.

SIEVE ANALYSIS• COLLECT A REPRESENTATIVE OVEN DRY SOIL SAMPLE.

SIEVE ANALYSIS• DETERMINE THE MASS OF THE SOIL SAMPLE.

SIEVE ANALYSIS• BREAK THE SOIL SAMPLE INTO INDIVIDUAL PARTICLES USING A MORTAR AND A PESTLE. (NOTE: THE IDEA IS TO BREAK UP THE SOIL INTO INDIVIDUAL PARTICLES, NOT TO BREAK THE PARTICLES THEMSELVES.)

SIEVE ANALYSIS• PREPARE A STACK OF SIEVE. A SIEVE WITH LARGER OPENINGS IS PLACED ABOVE A SIEVE WITH SMALLER OPENINGS.

SIEVE ANALYSIS• POUR THE SOIL INTO THE STACK OF SIEVES FROM THE TOP.

SIEVE ANALYSIS•SHAKE THE STACK OF SIEVES FOR ABOUT 10 TO 15 MINUTES.

SIEVE ANALYSIS• WEIGH THE AMOUNT OF SOIL RETAINED ON EACH SIEVE AND THE BOTTOM PAN.