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LABORATORY EXERCISE # 3
SIEVE ANALYSIS OF COARSE AGGREGATES
Submitted by:
CVEng-2A
INTRODUCTION
Grading of course aggregates, also called the testing and analysis of it has been used mainly as an
economical factor in concrete making. As more aggregates need less water and less cement, however its
compressive strength is lesser compared to a concrete that uses finer aggregates but it needs more water and
cement to be made.
Under AASHTO M 80 and ASTM C 33, it states that the maximum size of aggregate particles generally
should not exceed:
One-fifth the narrowest dimension of a concrete member
Three-Quarters the clear spacing between reinforcing bars and forms
One-third the depth of slabs
These limitations are set for the loading and strength purposes of the concrete, however all the coarse
aggregates size restriction are dependent of the engineer’s design of the concrete, it is ultimatelt the engineer
that sets the parameters for the sizes of coarse aggregates.
APPARATUS/MATERIALS NEEDED
Sieves (5)
3 1 3 1
1" (1), "(1), " (1), "(1), " (1), 0.187"(1),
4 2 8 4
Shovel or Trowel
Weighing Scale
Coarse Aggregates
Electric Sieve Shaker
PROCEDURES
1. Prepare the sieves with suitable sizes to be used for the sieve analysis.
2. Arrange the sieves from the top to bottom in decreasing sizes.
3. Prepare 3 kilograms of coarse aggregates ( 1 kilograms for each trial).
4. Place 1 kilogram of sample coarse aggregates on the top sieve and cover it.
5. Place the stack of sieves on the electric sieve shaker and lock it in place so that the sieves will
not be loose and get knocked off.
6. Turn on the electric sieve shaker and wait for 3 minutes.
7. Separate every sieve from the stack of sieves.
8. Weigh the aggregates from the sieves accordingly and tally its value.
9. Repeat this process twice to serve as the other two trials
10. Do the necessary calculations for the sieve analysis.
DATA
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CONCLUSION
From this laboratory experiment, I conclude that there are a lot of methods in reducing the sample
aggregates to a testing size but based on our activity, these methods must be based from the quality and
properties of the tested sample. Like in our laboratory activity, we used the mechanical splitter when our sample
is the coarse aggregate with large rocks and quartering method when dealing with finer aggregate. As a
summary, these methods can be useful when we are in a school or in a testing area but when we are in the field
it is too hard to apply these methods but the importance of the knowing these methods are as engineers we
should not be biased when testing a said soil or sample.