SO-Sieve

SO-Sieve is a Windows commercial geotechnical lab software (by Soil Office Software Group) for performing sieve analysis, hydrometer tests, and Atterberg limits. Key points:

  • Purpose: calculate particle-size distribution (sieve analysis), hydrometer-derived fines distribution (supports ASTM D7928 and legacy D422), and Atterberg limits; report USCS soil classification.
  • Platform/licence: Windows (requires .NET Framework 4.5+); commercial (trial/demo available).
  • Main features: editable data table and graph interfaces, generate sample tests from user criteria, landscape/portrait outputs, D50 (median) reporting, visual plasticity chart, warnings when ASTM D4318 rules are violated, export/print reports (export may be limited in unregistered demo).
  • Typical users: geotechnical labs, civil engineers, soil technicians.
  • Version/availability: current builds listed (e.g., v1.2.8668.1); available from developer (soiloffice.com) and software directories (Softpedia, geoengineer.org).
  • System/data notes: demo may disable exporting; supports both ASTM hydrometer standards; UI includes sample project and documentation.

If you want, I can:

  • provide a short comparison to other lab packages, or
  • summarize how to run a sieve/hydrometer/Atterberg workflow in SO-Sieve. Which do you prefer?

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