Specialty Materials Testing
Soil sieve analysis separates a representative sample into particle-size ranges and reports the percentages of gravel, sand, and material passing selected sieves.
Service overview
Calicore performs sieve analysis using a project-appropriate sequence and reports retained and passing percentages. Results can support soil classification, septic evaluation, backfill review, field investigations, and civil reports.
Testing can be combined with moisture content, Atterberg limits, compaction testing, or corrosion and thermal measurements to create a coordinated material-data package.
Step by step
The exact scope is matched to the project, but a typical assignment follows these steps.
We review the intended use, governing specification, maximum particle size, required sieve series, and whether wash-fines or finer-particle testing is needed.
The submitted material is reduced and prepared so the tested portion reasonably represents the bulk sample.
The specimen is washed when required, dried, passed through the selected sieve stack, and weighed on each sieve.
Percent retained and passing are reported in a table and particle-size distribution curve, with classification support when enough companion data are available.
Review criteria
The report should show the actual gradation without implying that particle-size distribution also measures strength, permeability, compaction, or septic infiltration.
What you receive
Common project needs
Frequently asked
The sequence is selected for the required standard, material, maximum particle size, and classification objective. Provide the governing specification when one applies.
Yes, when the necessary gradation and plasticity information is available and classification is included in the scope.
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