Question

Write down the difference between dry seive and wet seive analysis

Answer 1

Wet sieving is carried out for separating fine grains from coarse grains by washing the soil specimen on a 75 micron sieve mesh. Dry sieve analysis is carried out on particles coarser than 75 micron. Sedimentation analysis is used only for the soil fraction finer than 75 microns.

Answer 2

Wet sieving is carried out for separating fine grains from coarse grains by washing the soil specimen on a 75 micron sieve mesh. Dry sieve analysis is carried out on particles coarser than 75 micron. ... The cumulative percentage quantities finer than the sieve sizes (passing each given sieve size) are then determined.