Soil Particle Size Analysis Test NSW Environment Heritage
1. Pass the contents of the cylinder through the mm sieve and thoroughly wash free of all fine particles. Those particles retained on the sieve are the coarse sand fraction. 2. Transfer the coarse sand from the sieve into a preweighed, numbered weighing tin. Place in a drying oven between 105 °C and 110 °C. When dry, cool in a desiccator ...