A theoretical method for determining sample mass in a sieving test

Title: A theoretical method for determining sample mass in a sieving test
Creator: Zhang, Sheng; Li, Xi; Teng, Jidong; Ma, Xinyan; Sheng, Daichao
Relation: Computers and Geotechnics Vol. 91, Issue November 2017, p. 12-16
Publisher Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compgeo.2017.06.004
Publisher: Pergamon Press
Resource Type: journal article
Date: 2017
Description: Obtaining a representative particle size distribution for soil is a common challenge in earth works and is affected by the size of sieving samples. While the current standards usually specify a minimum sample mass, there is no scientific justification for the specification. Treating the preparation of sieving samples as a process of random sampling, a new method is proposed for determining the minimum mass of a sieving test sample. The proposed method is validated via laboratory tests and will improve standard specification and engineering practice.
Subject: particle size distribution; sampling analysis; sieving test
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1354466
Identifier: uon:31276
Identifier: ISSN:0266-352X
Language: eng
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