Talk:Sieve analysis

Cleanup
I have cleaned this up a bit, and I think removal of the "context" flag is justified. I personally think that the majority of readers would find the use throughout the article of obsolete US sieve designations rather confusing, and perhaps they all need to be replaced with the modern system. . . .LinguisticDemographer 09:49, 17 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Perhaps, but at least in geotechnical engineering, we use the US system. Basar 18:51, 17 June 2007 (UTC)
 * The ASTM sieve designations are not "obsolete", and have been metricated. Αργυριου (talk) 23:52, 22 June 2007 (UTC)

I've removed the following section from the article, because it was misrepresented. It may be worth restoring under a different heading, and/or replaced with a reference to ASTM E36. Αργυριου (talk) 23:52, 22 June 2007 (UTC)

Example of a sieve analysis table
When the gradation of a soil is known, it can be classified using one of several different systems such as the Unified Soil Classification System. The classification of a soil is indelibly linked to several of the soil's engineering properties.

Gradation test
I added "Gradation test" to this page. Here is its hystory: * (cur) (last) 01:16, 27 October 2008 Aushulz (Talk | contribs) (28 bytes) (←Redirected page to Sieve analysis) (undo) * (cur) (last) 01:33, 16 April 2008 IceCreamAntisocial (Talk | contribs) m (6,957 bytes) (+cat, suggest merge) (undo) * (cur) (last) 08:13, 26 March 2008 Alaibot (Talk | contribs) m (6,921 bytes) (Robot: tagging uncategorised page) (undo) * (cur) (last) 21:24, 10 March 2008 Jmwnek2 (Talk | contribs) (6,887 bytes) (←Created page with 'A gradation test, or sieve analysis, is a commonly used procedure in civil engineering that measures the size distribution, or grada...')  --Aushulz (talk) 01:18, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

Chemical and Bio Engineering Project Assessment
Expanded referenced descriptions of size and materials properties limitations (density, plasticity, cohesion, etc.) of this technic would improve the quality of this article.Thewellman (talk) 19:28, 1 July 2011 (UTC)

Field Hand test
Since sieving can be complicated especially for people who don't have the tools. A quick hand field test could be an alternative. A person needs to grab a hand full of damp soil and squeeze it into a cast, a thread or a ribbon. This can show the basic classification of the texture. --VictoriaARCH447 (talk) 20:22, 24 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your input, here, VictoriaARCH447. This talk page is for discussion of how to improve the article, not directly about aspects of the topic, itself. If there is a published procedure that achieves what you describe, you are welcome to link to it in this discussion page and we can see whether it fits the scope of the article. Thanks for your interest! Cheers, HopsonRoad (talk) 22:34, 24 January 2019 (UTC)

Reference Suggestion
http://www.astm.org/cgi-bin/resolver.cgi?D422-63(2007)e2

Sieve analysis may be conducted using two different standards, one specific to coarse and fine aggregate and the other specific to soil particle size. Although the procedural instructions are simple, referencing ASTM D 422 highlights a complete understanding on how to conduct this experiment. — Preceding unsigned comment added by WumboWaffles (talk • contribs) 00:51, 2 February 2019 (UTC)

Merge?
I notice that you suggested merging this article with Particle-size distribution. Please state your case, here. Sincerely, HopsonRoad (talk) 21:18, 25 November 2019 (UTC)


 * Sorry, I misunderstood. I agree that these should be kept separate. - Ssolbergj (talk) 12:50, 29 November 2019 (UTC)