Grovp No.

: 1 Grovp Leader RATIN G

Name: Riceth Honeylet S.Cancino Dato fer formcd June IS, 201r

Yeor and Secion BsCE 2A Dato 6ubmitted June IS, 2012

EXPERIMENT NO. 5
SIEVE ANALYSIS OF FINE AGGREGATES
CCi3-83 Sieve Analysis of Fine and Coarse
Agqegotes)

08JECTIVE
To detetmine the distobution of
rarhelc si2e the Ane agaeqates and deermune wne
ther it is Svitabl to in conccto
vsc mixing

DISCUSS1ON
Siewe test is
performed to evaluate grading and to qain infornetton rcqarding e
porfcle
GI2e distnbuhon of n e to ccarse aggegates. The aggrmgate grodation infhences the ocrLabihy of

Lonccte mixes becavse it affects the waher- vement rato ond the paste- aggeqate ratio. well-gradtd
coars aqg gato wil need less qvon H ies of Aine aggcqates and cement cince therr uould le lass

svrface ara to be enveloped by the ement pace. Likcwise, well-qraded fine agq mgates will enha nco
the workability and the finishing quality of concrte. The use of properly grodec agqragates will po
duce dense concrcte. Therefore, the control of
a
qading for vse in concrcheagqcqahes mives is imp
or tant to ensure the qvoliy of concole. inentss modulv (F. M) is vsed as an index to qivr ideo
abavt pintntss and coarsenesc t ag3rgates.

iewe Gnalyais of hne aggegates is one of the most important text« pertored on-n. Agg

9ates arc inert mateials that a t miked with blnding matonals c h as cement or lime for h e

manu fachvig of mor tor or concute. Ih is also vsed ac Sils in morlar and concrete. Aggvegate i e

varnes from Several inches to the Size of the Smallest gain of &ond. The hggegates (Aine t coarse)
qenerally ocuvpy uo1 to #s°lo of the corente volume or td. ho 8S7. by mass and srongly in
fluence he concctes freshly mixed ond horatncd properties, Mixhurnd p por Hons ,and cconomy. All

Aggegate poss is 4 7S m sieve ls clacsi hed oc fine aggngates.

Al agqqate technicians vse fhe cieve anolysis Cqroclahon tect) td de hermines the qradahon
Ctne porhde sire dishibuton, by si7e, within a quuen omple) in onder to detemne complionce with de

sign, producHon ontol tguirtents, ond verihoton speci tanons. Uued in conjunctnon with omer hest, the

cleve anglyais ic
uery g00c to contol Gnd qualiy a ceptance tool
 Garadaion meaning the distibuton of partdes si2es witnin the total ronqe of i e . ara
dahon con be identiied on a graph a wel-qroded, uni form, or goe qroded (fometies callcd

skip graded which ae decoribed below

well qroded meons l e s within tne en tro ronqe arc in apprmxi mately egval amounte,
olthough ther will be a veny small amont of thu lorqest and smalledt porhcles.

bnitwm gradaton muans that a large percentoqo of the parhcles a r ot fhe some

G o p qraded or shie qroded meanc that mas of the parhdes are lorqe in Sie or

Small In sie with very rew par roles of on interme diate ive

Fineness Modvlus it i a n empincal number mathe nahically eq al t he ratio of Cumulat

percentaqo rttained on standard sleve IEO and lo0. Tt is an indcx value h a t qives an idea

of tho coarstness or Aneness of on oqqreqate ampl in qeneral. n a t eratcally

FM
FM 2 Cumviahvc 7o Reta1ned on Standard Sievcí of Isoum or above)

APPARATUS AND MATERIALS

1 Sieves (Complete set)
2. Somple fon

3. Wetghing Scale
4. ScooplSpoon
5. Bnste Brush
Sand

TEST PROCE DURE

1. Dry the sample o constant wciqht at a temperature of 100r S degres cenhgrode
2 weiqh tho test samples according to the cieia belouw: Lfor PHne Agqegate
Aqqrrqate with at least 9s). passing a 2. 3e mm Cno.8) sieve - oq
Aggrgate wim at leat 8 S parsiq a 475 mm (No 4) sieve ane more Hom s
tained on a2 30 mm ( N o 8 )s i e v e - SO0q.

3 West the siees io ordev of decvcosing i s of openioc) tom top bottom

Sieves for Hne hggmgoes,in mn- 4.c2, 47, 2.3le, t.18, 0.40, 0.3D, 0.1S, and Pan.
Place the cample on he o p cicve.

5 Aqitote he sieve by hand or by mechan zcd Sieury machine for a uFhcient peiod
Get the ueiqht of the umplo tloinrd in och ievec

7. Per fo/m fhe neceLsang calwlaions.

CALCULATIONS

Fincncks Modulus oral Cunulahve Percentage

welght of Sample rohal wesght Re tamed) X 00

Percent Eror weiqht of Sample

DATA AND CALCUL ATION

Sampl Sizo 00.015g

1IFineness Modlus IP 2.?5
I Percent E r r
I1812

Scve Mo. Retaincd Cumula hve Percent

CSieve Openm)
mm
weiqnt C9) Percentxte Co weiqnt ) Percentagc l')Pacc ngCi
452 0.000 0.000 0.00D 0.000 DO.000

195 0.000 0-000 0-000 0.DOD D0-000

2.3 3-1S3 3. 2 3.1S3 3.211 799

I18 19.253 19-oS 22.40 22.6l 77.194
37.27S 39.957 59u8 0. 73 31 227
0.30 20.42 20-80D 80. 107 81. S3 18.427

0.15 17.28S 17.&ol 7-392 0-8

Pan D 811 0-82 98.203 O0.000 0.000

To tal &.203 lo0 000 2.S4

Calalaions
I. Table omputattons (ht Row of Seve Opening of 18mm)

a Retained Percentoqe l'l)

00
RP eighl (on 18mm cie openia) x t00 /.
Total Retoincd weiqht

AP 14-2$3g - xtoo l.
8. 203

RP 19 u0S .
 bwmulate weght a)
Cw wugnt Coefo present)
C a . 52 t w4K t w23u t w1s
Cw o.o0o o 0o0 3.1s3 t 14.2S5q
Cw 22. 4o g
Cumulative Percentaqo l'l.)
CP Cumulative Mas x loo
To fal Mass

CP 22.40 g
a8.203 g
| P22. 8lu. |

d) fercent focsing l )
Petool CP
Pe oo't. - 2 2 .&1u/

PP 77. 184°1|

I . a) Hneness Modulus Jofoi Cumulave Percentuge

Finenes Modulus

Fineness Modulus 2.u75

weght of Sample Total weght Retai ncd
bPercevnt Eor x loo
Weignt of Sanmplc

Percent tnor 101 Sq-8:2o xioo7.

Lo0.01S
fercent Eror S12. |

0PSERVATiON / ANALYSIS
Oving tne experment, mere oreLome odjustmenks tnat ar done, oinly dve to the avoib
bility of opporahvs ond wonals. Prst , we ve vsed a 0-D0! senihue weiqhing rcole beause Ane
ggcgatei rttained fro m Some i ewe cant be nad by he tqular one and he D.0! sencitiu

wcighing scale is not available. Seond, fhere a t ako adjustmens in the sives sed, the 10, s,
2.S and Z m wec not available haf's whg we ve used closer e e r which only slightty differ

in opening which orn 9.s7,4.5, 2.34 and .ig mwm. Dn the ofhes hand, vpon the oladahon spe
ci hcally of finencss modulus, the aqaregats From the pan orc not indueded ax they are loclow

the Istum sieve opening:

 Co sed on the data, he percent eror is 18127o, which md fcaes hat some por
toes wert lost. A1 thovgh the sievs wer popery brvshd beor vsing ond nerghing,

this loss of porhdes moy be due to some portides til adhenng tw nokes penin9
of tne iees or being hrown off, wnch v oecicte due to some qops betwec the sieee

as hey cuit flly close acady.

According also to the data, tme finentss modvlus of Anc agqregahe e d is 2 . 1 s

whcin i inclucled n me vsuallacep ted valuer wnicn von fro m 2.0 to 3.s. Accord ing to
Hhat
ls on Compony Ln, his
tye ofine agqregate Cranges trom 2. to 3.0) nokes concrete
drstiouHon ASo shos o
'eory to Snish and hoc lest choce of crockina. The sive

moSt \ikcly to be considerd as wl- gracicd comporcdto o her clocsifca Hun. wih
bUr nduding si s qreattr than 4.7 mm Cnot etnc eGareaa t s ) , the d a t dhous hot

the drshibution in h e inermudiote e is qreoterl does n o t d iPter qrcofy whlc ther

i s a vey small amomt oF \orqer 2.3t mm siee) and maller parttoes Cpon). fhis meons

h a t itis svi tolble or good to be ured for conorett micing.

ILLUSTRATION

Dry the sonple Determinv he est

at lDDt S dedacs Scample i ne

cenhgrade

Place the samplts nqutate the

On top ot nesttd sEves

Steves

weigh the campler

On coCh SieuC
CONCLUSlON
Throvgn ondvchng tne expeiment, the objeoe of dettrmining porniole size
drs ribuhon and suitability in eonorco mixtng of Ane oggegato o r met The fine

ggae vsed is most likely to be considend a well-qraded compawd o t h

classIhicoatons. thic ls vecause f sieres qrear han 47S mm Cnot n e aggr g a )
art not indudtd, it chows hhat hero i« a vty nmoll amont of larger and « melle
parndes, whle mort of me aggrgots oe eing dshilbuted elllightHy clove
vsed ic alfd ace-
at the inkrmediato slnes. The meness mdulus of tne aggrgote
hic
ptable as it s imin tme aceped lusuol range Por pine aggr*gote
ar

2.0 to 3.5.

This tren shcaws thot the fne aqqngott sed ks s ibable o r conoeke ixing o i

is most likely t be e qradid . And for mort mibes, tnie Ane agggate w i l r
duce an casy tv pinish and k likely to crack oncc.