Comparison of Methods for Mechanical Analysis of Soils |
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1.5 inch mark 20 The percentage ammonia for seven amount of clay analysis of soils apparatus Atter Atterberg's method berg's method bottom Bureau of Soils centrifugal and Atterberg's centrifugal force centrifugal machine centrifugal tubes clay particles clay taken clay with silt coarse particles complete analysis Continued Atterberg's Average CORNELL UNIVERSITY counter run cubic centimeters decantation deflocculated diameter distilled water dividing line evaporating dishes five soils floc floccules four sieves grades grams gravels and sands Ignition Sample interval machine runs mechanical analysis method of Stone METHODS FOR MECHANICAL micrometer microscope minutes at 1080 Mosier's Method outer end particles settle percentage of clay Percentage of Separates rubber tube sand particles sands and gravels Separates dia separation of silt seven hours shaking shown in Table silt and clay Silt Clay silt from sands siphon soils are shown speed TABLE I Cont'd table shows taken into silt writer ysis