Soil Mechanics/Fall 2017 Hw: Chapter:2 /Lecture: 1 Name: Amarilis Ramos

Date: September 11

Q.2.2) Repeat Problem 2.1 with the following values: D(10) = 0.27 mm, D(30) = 0.41 mm,
and D(60) = 0.81 mm: calculate the uniformity coefficient and the coefficient of
gradation.

Q. 2.3) The following are the results of a sieve analysis:

U.S. sieve no. Mass of soil retained (g) % Retained Cumulative % Finer
4 28 4.53 28 95.97
10 42 6.81 7.0 88.66
20 48 7.78 118 80.88
40 128 20.75 246 60.13
60 221 35.82 467 24.31
100 86 13.82 553 10.37
200 40 6.48 593 3.89
Pan 24 3.89 617 0
∑ 617 100%
a. Determine the percent finer than each sieve and plot a grain-size distribution curve.

b. Determine D10, D30, and D60 from the grain-size distribution curve.
D(10)= 0.16mm D(30)=0.29mm D(60)=0.45mm
Soil Mechanics/Fall 2017 Hw: Chapter:2 /Lecture: 1 Name: Amarilis Ramos
Date: September 11

c. Calculate the uniformity coefficient, Cu.

d. Calculate the coefficient of gradation, Cc.

Q. 2.5) Repeat Problem 2.3 with the following data:

U.S. sieve no. Mass of soil retained (g) diam % retained % finer
4 0 4.75 0 100
10 40 2.00 5.49 94.51
20 60 0.85 8.23 86.28
40 89 0.425 12.21 74.07
60 140 0.250 19.20 54.87
80 122 0.180 16.74 38.13
100 210 0.150 28.81 9.32
200 56 0.075 7.68 1.65
Pan 12 0.053 1.65 0
∑ 729
a. Determine the percent finer than each sieve and plot a grain-size distribution curve.
Soil Mechanics/Fall 2017 Hw: Chapter:2 /Lecture: 1 Name: Amarilis Ramos
Date: September 11

b. Determine D10, D30, and D60 from the grain-size distribution curve.
D(10)= 0.17mm D(30)=0.18mm D(60)=0.28mm

c. Calculate the uniformity coefficient, Cu.

d. Calculate the coefficient of gradation, Cc.

Q. 2.7) The following are the results of a sieve and hydrometer analysis.

Analysis Sieve #. Or grain size % finer than

Sieve 40 (0.425) 100
80 (0.180) 96
170 (0.090) 85
200 (0.075) 80
Hydrometer 0.04 mm 59
0.02 mm 39
0.01 mm 26
0.005 mm 15
0.0015 mm 8