Sample location: upstream of the basin Dry weight: 1500 g | ||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
Sieve size (mm) | Mass of each sieve (g) | Mass of each sieve + retained soil | Mass retained Wi (g) | %retained on each sieve Pi = (Wi/Wt) * 100 | Cumulative %retained Rj = ∑Pi | %finer Nj = 100 − ∑Rj |
3.35 | 484.7 | 539.7 | 55 | 3.666 | 3.666 | 96.334 |
2 | 444.7 | 559.9 | 115.2 | 7.68 | 11.346 | 88.654 |
1.18 | 418.7 | 479.3 | 60.6 | 4.04 | 15.386 | 84.654 |
0.6 | 400 | 511.4 | 111.4 | 7.426 | 22.812 | 84.614 |
0.425 | 378.3 | 643.7 | 265.4 | 17.693 | 40.505 | 77.188 |
0.212 | 340.2 | 1182.7 | 842.5 | 56.166 | 96.671 | 59.495 |
0.15 | 327 | 369.6 | 42.6 | 2.84 | 99.511 | 3.329 |
0.075 | 310.5 | 316.6 | 6.1 | 0.406 | 99.917 | 0.489 |
Pan | 386.7 | 387.9 | 1.2 | 0.08 | 100 | 0 |
Total |
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| 1500 |
| 100 |
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