what is the specification for silt content in sand

Answer Posted / sathish

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Maximum allowed for 3% in wet sieve analysis method

75 micron sieve ..used

example
wet sand samle oven heat by process
Then Dry sand 500 gms
IS sieved 75 micron
same value reduce 478
= 500-478 =22
=22/478*100
=4.60%

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