CE 121: CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS LABORATORYLaboratory Experiment 1: Sieve Analysis of Fine and Coarse

AggregatesDATA SHEET

SECTION:____ GROUP No.___Members(1)____________________________________ (4) _________________________________(2)____________________________________ (5) _________________________________(3)____________________________________ (6) _________________________________

PART A. Sieve Analysis of Fine Aggregates (FA)

Initial Mass of Sample: __________

MASS in grams ASTM C33US Sieve #

Particle

Diameter, mm

Sieve Sieve + FA

Retained

Percent

Retained

Percent

Finer (Passi

ng)

Lower Bound

ary

Upper Bound

ary

% ERROR: __________

PART B. Sieve Analysis of Coarse Aggregates (CA)

Maximum Aggregate Size:_______ Initial Mass of Sample: __________

MASS in kilograms ASTM C33US

Sieve Particl

e Sieve Sieve

+ CARetain

edPerce

nt Perce

nt Lower Bound

Upper Bound

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REPORT: Draw the particle size distribution. Indicate on the plot the applicable ASTM C33 gradation limits. Calculate the effective size, coefficient

of gradation, and uniformity coefficient.

# Diameter, mm

Retained

Finer (Passi

ng)

ary ary

% ERROR: __________

ver1 christian orozco

REPORT: Draw the particle size distribution. Indicate on the plot the applicable ASTM C33 gradation limits. Calculate the effective size, coefficient

of gradation, and uniformity coefficient.