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Soil Hydrometer Testing: Sedimentation Method Techniques & Equipment

<div><a href="/blog/soil-hydrometer-analysis"><img loading="lazy" src="/Content/Images/uploaded/blog/2020/August/soil-hydrometer-testing.jpg" alt="Soil Hydrometer Testing Article" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 100%; max-width: 715px;" /> </a></div><p>Measuring the particle size distribution of fine-grained soils like clay and silt is best performed using the soil hydrometer test. In this blog post, we provide some guidance from sample prepping to performing the test procedure by following the ASTM D7928 standard test method.</p>