Standard Sieve Opening Sizes Plot data

Sieve Size
Number (in) (mm) (mm) % Passing
3" 3 76.2 4.75 99.00%
2" 2 50.8 2.36 96.40% 4.75
1-1/2" 1.5 38.1 1.18 75.70% 2.36
1" 1 25.4 0.6 53.50% 1.18
3/4" 0.75 19 0.3 14.30% 0.6
1/2" 0.5 12.7 0.15 2.80% 0.3
3/8" 0.375 9.52 0.15
#4 0.187 4.75 0.075
#8 0.0929 2.36
#10 0.0787 2
#16 0.0465 1.18
#20 0.0335 0.85
#30 0.0236 0.6
#40 0.0167 0.425
#50 0.0118 0.3
#60 0.00984 0.25
#100 0.00591 0.15
#140 0.00417 0.106
#200 0.00295 0.075
Pan 0 0
 95.25
97.64
98.82
99.4
99.7
99.85
99.925
100
 FINES SAND GRAVEL
Fine Medium Course Fine Course

100.00%
% Finer by Weight

80.00%

60.00%

40.00%

20.00%

0.00%
0.001 0.01 0.1 1 10 100
Grain Diameter (mm)

Figure 1: Grain size analysis for a really big sample