A sieve datasheet is used to list sample ID's symbols, total weight, and sieve columns for processing in the Utilities | Statistics | Sieve Diagram program.
Example
Column Summary
A sieve datasheet contains the following data columns:
- Sample ID: Alphanumeric sample name (e.g. "Sample 27D"). Limited to 80 characters.
- Symbol: Symbols that will will be used when plotting the sample point on the cumulative grain size distribution diagram.
- Line Style: Line style that will be used when connecting the sample points.
- Total Weight: Dry mass of the original sample before the sieving process takes place. The units are not considered because the final diagram expresses everything as percentages of the original mass. Just be sure that the mass units used for the total weight are the same as those used for the retained weights (i.e. be consistent).
- Sieve Columns: The data within the sieve columns represents the mass of material that is retained within the designated sieve. The units are not considered because the final diagram expresses everything as percentages of the original mass. Just be sure that the mass units used for the weight retained are the same as those used to specify the total weight (i.e. be consistent).
- ! Note: The sieve columns are listed from the largest mesh size (leftmost sieve column) to the smallest mesh size (rightmost sieve column). This is a requirement when setting up your sieve datasheets.
- ! Note: The sieve column titles contain both the sieve name (e.g. "#14") and the sieve size (e.g. "(0.01)"). The sieve sizes must be entered in millimeter units. Sieve column titles must adhere to a very specific format. Specifically, the column title begins with the contiguous (no spaces) alphanumeric title text followed by a space, a left parenthesis, the sieve size (in millimeters), and a right parenthesis. Syntax: SieveName (SieveSize)
- Examples:
- Sieve 22 (0.02)
- #2 (0.001)
- MSDM-15 (0.13)
- The program allows the user to define up to forty columns that contain various sieve sizes. It is not required that these columns contain any actual data.
- Remainder: Mass of remaining material (i.e. material that was finer then the smallest mesh sieve).
Sample file: Sieve_Data_01.rwDat
See also: Creating Sieve Diagrams
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