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Laboratory 1
GRAIN SIZE ANALYSIS
(SIEVE AND HYDROMETER ANALYSIS)

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Standard 1. STAS 1913/5-85, Teren de fundare. Determinarea granulozităţii

Reference 2. SR EN ISO 14688-1:2004, Cercetări și încercări geotehnice. Identificarea și
clasificarea pământurilor. Partea 1: Principii pentru o clasificare.
3. SR EN ISO 14688-2:2004, Cercetări și încercări geotehnice. Identificarea și
clasificarea pământurilor. Partea 1: Identificare și descriere

Purpose This test is performed to determine the percentage of different grain sizes contained
[http://www.uic.edu
/ classes/cemm/ within a soil. The mechanical or sieve analysis is performed to determine the
cemmlab/] distribution of the coarser, larger-sized particles, and the hydrometer method is
used to determine the distribution of the finer particles.

Significance The distribution of different grain sizes affects the engineering properties of soil.
Grain size analysis provides the grain size distribution, and it is required in
classifying the soil [http://www.uic.edu/ classes/cemm/cemmlab/].
Some application of particle size analysis in geotechnology and construction are
[Head H.K. – Manual of soil laboratory testing, Volume 1: Soil Classification and Compaction
Tests, CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, Boca Raton, 2006]:
 Selection of fill materials - soils used for the construction of embankments and
earth dams, in addition to other specifications, are required to be within set
limits as defined by particle size distribution curves;
 Road sub-base materials – each layer of a road or airfield runway sub-base
must comply to a particular grading specification in order to provide a
mechanically stable fundation;
 Drainage fiters – the grading specification for a filter layr must be related in
a certain way to the grading of the adjancet ground, or to the next filter layer;
 Dynamic compaction – in some situation poor ground condition cand be
improved by dynamic compaction, and a particle size analysis can give an
indication of the feasibility of this process, etc.

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1. SIEVE ANALYSIS
GRAIN SIZE ANALYSIS: Sieve method

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SHEETS
SIEVE ANALYSIS

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2. Hydrometer analysis
GRAIN SIZE ANALYSIS: Hydrometer method

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SHEETS
HYDROMETER ANALYSIS

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Determinarea granulozităţii prin metoda sedimentării cu areometrul

Amplasament: Buletin nr.
Beneficiar: Foraj/Sondaj nr.
Adresa beneficiar: Esantion nr.
Adâncimea
Natura pământului:
Data
Procedura: GTF 01-08

Areometrul nr.
Corecţia de menisc (DR )
Ecuaţia de calibrare: H r = 156,65 - 2,85R mm
Cantitatea de material uscat (m d ) g
Densitatea scheletului (r s ) g/cm3

Citiri Corecţia
Timpul de Diametrul
Ora Temperatura reduse pe de Citiri corectate mp
Data sedimentare granulelor R+C t
citirii areometru temperatu
t (min) T (°C) R' Ct R = R' +DR d (mm) %

Operator: Verificat: Aprobat:

Formular F-GTF-04/b pagina 1 din 2

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