Ecological and Bioengineering Studies for Stabilizing the Wad Medani-Sennar Roadside Slope Linking the Gezira and Sennar States

Table 3

Sieve analysis test result.

Sieve no.	Sieve opening (mm)	Mass: sieve (g)	Mass: sieve + retained soil (g)	Mass: retained soil (g)	Retained soil (%)	Cum. retained soil (%)	Pass-ing (%)
3″	75.0	1057.0	1057.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	100
2″	50.0	1199.0	1199.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	100
1.5″	37.5	1084.0	1084.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	100
1″	25.0	1187.0	1187.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	100
¾″	19.0	716.0	716.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	100
½″	12.5	584.0	584.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	100
^3/8″	9.5	586.0	590.0	4.0	0.5	0.5	99.5
No. 4	4.75	567.0	577.0	10.0	1.3	1.8	98.3
No. 8	2.36	390.0	399.0	9.0	1.1	2.9	97.1
No. 10	2	355.0	365.0	10.0	1.3	4.1	95.9
No. 16	1.18	313.0	325.0	12.0	1.5	5.6	94.4
No. 30	0.6	287.0	303.0	16.0	2.0	7.6	92.4
No. 50	0.3	462.0	482.0	20.0	2.5	10.1	89.9
No. 100	0.15	261.0	281.0	20.0	2.5	12.6	87.4
No. 200	0.075	424.0	425.0	1.0	0.1	12.8	87.3
Pan	—	—	435.0	698.0	87.3	100.0	—