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ASTM D1140 Standard Test Methods For Amount of Material in Soils

This standard test method describes two methods for determining the amount of material finer than 75 micrometers (No. 200 sieve) in soils. Method 1 washes the soil specimen over the sieve without prior dispersion. Method 2 disperses the soil specimen in water with a deflocculating agent before wash sieving. The material passing through the sieve after washing is calculated as a percentage of the original sample mass and reported as the percentage finer than 75 micrometers. Accurately measuring the fine material requires wet sieving over dry sieving. Soaking some soils, especially clays, with a dispersing agent before washing keeps fine material from adhering to larger particles.

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ASTM D1140 Standard Test Methods For Amount of Material in Soils

This standard test method describes two methods for determining the amount of material finer than 75 micrometers (No. 200 sieve) in soils. Method 1 washes the soil specimen over the sieve without prior dispersion. Method 2 disperses the soil specimen in water with a deflocculating agent before wash sieving. The material passing through the sieve after washing is calculated as a percentage of the original sample mass and reported as the percentage finer than 75 micrometers. Accurately measuring the fine material requires wet sieving over dry sieving. Soaking some soils, especially clays, with a dispersing agent before washing keeps fine material from adhering to larger particles.

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ASTM D1140 Standard Test Methods for Amount of Material in Soils Finer Than the No.

200 (75- m! Sie"e These test methods cover determination of the amount of material finer than a 75-m (No. 200) sieve by washin . !.2 Two methods for determinin the amount of material finer than the No. 200 sieve are "rovided. The method to be used shall be s"ecified by the re#uestin authority. $f no method is s"ecified% the choice should be based on the uidance iven in &.2 and 7.' (ethod )*Test s"ecimen is not dis"ersed "rior to wash sievin . (ethod +*Test s"ecimen is dis"ersed by soa,in in water containin a deflocculatin a ent "rior to wash sievin

The values stated in -$ units are to be re arded as the standard. This standard does not "ur"ort to address all of the safety concerns% if any% associated with its use. $t is the res"onsibility of the user of this standard to establish a""ro"riate safety and health "ractices and determine the a""licability of re ulatory limitations "rior to use. #eferen$ed Do$uments ASTM Standards% . 702 /ractice for 0educin 1ield -am"les of ) 3 75 /ractice for -am"lin ) re ates re ate to Testin -i2e

3 &22 Test (ethod for /article--i2e )nalysis of -oils 3 22!4 Test (ethod for 5aboratory 3etermination of6ater ((oisture) .ontent of -oil and 0oc, by (ass 3 2&77 /ractice for .lassification of -oils for 8n ineerin /ur"oses (9nified -oil .lassification -ystem) 3 '7&0 /ractice for (inimum 0e#uirement for ) encies 8n a ed in the Testin and:or $ns"ection of -oil and 0oc, as 9sed in 8n ineerin 3esi n and .onstruction 3 &75' -"ecification for 8valuatin % -electin % and -"ecifyin +alances and -cales for 9se in -oil% 0oc,% and 0elated .onstruction (aterials for Testin 3 4024 /ractice for 9sin -i nificant 3i its in ;eotechnical 3ata 8 !! -"ecification for 6ire-.loth -ieves for Testin /ur"oses 8 !&5 -"ecification for ;ravity-.onvection and 1orce-<entilation =vens 8 !77 /ractice for 9se of the Terms /recision and +ias in )-T( Test (ethods

8 4>! /ractice for .onductin an $nterlaboratory -tudy to 3etermine the /recision of a Test (ethod

Summar& of Test Method )s"ecimen of the soil is washed over a 75-m (No. 200) sieve. .lay and other "articles that are dis"ersed by the wash water% as well as water-soluble materials% are removed from the soil durin the test. The loss in mass resultin from the wash treatment is calculated as mass "ercent of the ori inal sam"le and is re"orted as the "ercenta e of material finer than a 75-m (No. 200) sieve by washin . Si'nifi$an$e and (se (aterial finer than the 75-m (No. 200) sieve can be se"arated from lar er "articles much more efficiently and com"letely by wet sievin than with dry sievin . Therefore% when accurate determinations of material finer than 75-m sieve in soil are desired% this test method is used on the test s"ecimen "rior to dry sievin . 9sually the additional amount of material finer than 75-m sieve obtained in the dry sievin "rocess is a small amount. $f it is lar e% the efficiency of the washin o"eration should be chec,ed% as it could be an indication of de radation of the soil. 6ith some soils% "articularly clayey soils% in order to ,ee" the finer material from adherin to the lar er "articles% it will be necessary to soa, the soil "rior to washin it throu h the sieve. ) deflocculatin a ent (dis"ersin a ent) should be added to the soil when it is soa,ed. <isit our site to download eboo, htt"?:: oo. l:n-cdu)

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