Sieve Number Diameter (microns) Mass retained (gm) Percent retained Cumulative Percent% Percent Finer % AFS Multipler

iner % AFS Multipler AFS PRODUCT

30 600 0.28 0.28 0.28 99.72 20 5.6
40 425 13.84 13.84 14.12 85.88 30 415.2
50 300 41.02 41.02 55.14 44.86 40 1640.81
70 212 33.65 33.65 88.79 11.21 50 1682.5
100 150 9.83 9.83 98.62 1.38 70 688.1
140 106 0.65 0.65 99.27 0.73 100 65
Total: 99.27 Total: 4497.2

Particle Size Distribution Curve

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Diameter in Microns

AFS or GFN = AFS Product / Mass Retained= 4497.2/99.27=45.3

GFN Grain Finess Number 45 means its average Grain size is approximately = 300microns
From the Particle size distribution Curve its D10 means percent finer at 10% that is called Effective size and it
is approximately 210microns.