SIEVE ANALYSIS[9 Apr. 2011, 8:55:09]
U.S STANDARD TESTING SIEVES
ASTM E11
All sieves are made with brass woven wire and frame and meet international specification.
Use for determining grain size distribution of Soil particle, Sand and Gravel.
Coarse series:
Mesh 4" ( 100 mm)
Mesh 3½ " ( 90 mm)
Mesh 3" ( 75 mm)
Mesh 2½ " ( 63 mm)
Mesh 2" ( 50 mm)
Mesh 1¾ " ( 45 mm)
Mesh 1½ " ( 38.1 mm)
Mesh 1¼ " ( 31.5 mm)
Mesh 1" ( 25.0 mm)
Mesh 7/ 8" ( 22.4 mm)
Mesh ¾ " ( 19.0 mm)
Mesh ½ " ( 12.5 mm)
Mesh 5/ 8" ( 16.0 mm)
Mesh 7/ 16" ( 11.2 mm)
Mesh " ( 9.5 mm)
Mesh 5/ 16 ( 8.0 mm
Mesh ¼ " ( 6.3mm)
Fine series:
Mesh # 4 ( 4.75 mm)
Mesh # 6 ( 3.35 mm)
Mesh # 8 ( 2.36 mm)
Mesh # 10 ( 2.00 mm)
Mesh # 12 ( 1.70 mm)
Mesh # 14 ( 1.40 mm)
Mesh # 16 ( 1.18 mm)
Mesh # 18 ( 1.00 mm)
Mesh # 20 ( 850 µ m)
Mesh # 25 ( 710 µ m)
Mesh # 30 ( 600 µ m)
Mesh # 35 ( 500 µ m)
Mesh # 40 ( 425 µ m)
Mesh # 45 ( 355 µ m)
Mesh # 50 ( 300 µ m)
Mesh # 60 ( 250 µ m)
Mesh # 70 ( 212 µ m)
Mesh # 80 ( 180 µ m)
Mesh # 100 ( 150 µ m)
Mesh # 120 ( 125 µ m)
Mesh # 140 ( 106 µ m)
Mesh # 170 ( 90 µ m)
Mesh # 200 ( 75 µ m)
Mesh # 325 ( 45 µ m)
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