Soil texture by hydrometer method

[SorryKishanwastaken]

Which standard method is this? Did you dry sieve the sample before using the hydrometer?

[greatkeyboardwarrior]

no worries mate ill give that a go tomorrow at beer oclock

[poos0001]

Is it therefore based on theory that : sand particles settle to the bottom of cylinder in 40 seconds, and silt particles settle to the bottom of cylinder in 2 hours?