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The portion retained on______ IS sieve is termed as gravel fraction.

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The portion retained on______ IS sieve is termed as gravel fraction.

(a) 4.75mm

(b) 2mm

(c) 425micron

(d) 75micron

The question was posed to me during an interview.

My question is taken from Sieve Analysis in portion Index Properties Determination of Geotechnical Engineering I

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Correct choice is (a) 4.75mm

The best I can explain: The portion retained on 4.75mm sieve is kept for coarse analysis, hence termed as gravel fraction. While the portion passing through 4.75mm sieve is subjected to fine sieve analysis.

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