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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