Lec 18

Question 1

Type of sieving

Answer 1

1)dry (by hand)
2) wet(by machine)

Question 2

Principle sieving

Answer 2

Consist of shaking the sample through a stacked series of sieves with a decreasing mesh size

Question 3

Strength of air jet seiving

Answer 3

-minimal sample preparation
-low capital investment
-doesn’t require highly skilled operators due to simple principle
-application over a broad size range