Soil sieve analysis reduction calculator

Calculate cumulative retained JSON and percent passing each sieve JSON with your own figures.

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Use cumulative retained JSON and percent passing each sieve JSON to compare changes to your inputs. The method and limits below explain the scope.

Examples

Examples

Try the starting example

Sieve openings largest to smallest (mm)
4.75,2,0.425,0.075
Retained masses including pan (g)
10,20,30,25,10
Initial dry mass (g)
100
Cumulative retained (%) JSON
[10,30,60,85]
Percent passing each sieve (%) JSON
[90,70,40,15]
Unaccounted mass (g)
5

Try another scenario

Sieve openings largest to smallest (mm)
[4.75, 2, 0.425, 0.075]
Retained masses including pan (g)
[11, 20, 30, 25, 10]
Initial dry mass (g)
100
Cumulative retained (%) JSON
[11,31,61,86]
Percent passing each sieve (%) JSON
[89,69,39,14]
Unaccounted mass (g)
4
Calculation method

Calculation method

Cumulative retained (%) JSON

Cumulative retained uses initial dry mass, including pan only in mass balance; descending sieve openings required.

Percent passing each sieve (%) JSON

Cumulative retained uses initial dry mass, including pan only in mass balance; descending sieve openings required.

Unaccounted mass (g)

Cumulative retained uses initial dry mass, including pan only in mass balance; descending sieve openings required.

Symbols and units
a
Sieve openings largest to smallest (mm)
b
Retained masses including pan (g)
c
Initial dry mass (g)

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Assumptions & limits

Assumptions & limits

  • User-supplied measurements and assumptions; Cumulative retained uses initial dry mass, including pan only in mass balance; descending sieve openings required. Supported limits: Finite numeric values bounded to 1e9 magnitude; lists and tables contain 1–100 records unless a stricter bound is stated. Inputs use the units shown. Lists explicitly paired by a method must have matching lengths; independent polynomial coefficient vectors may differ. Respect stated physical, interpolation, policy and computational domain limits.
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