Study on collapsibility of typical structural loess by multi-parameter comparative analysis

Abstract

To study the collapsibility of typical loess and its influencing factors in different areas, the samples in Jingyang, Lanzhou and Yili were studied. The correlation between initial moisture content, dry density, composition of particle size, structural parameters and the coefficient of subsidence is analyzed. The results show that: the coefficient of collapsibility is negatively correlated with the initial moisture content and dry density. In the experiments of multiple groups, the collapsibility coefficient has a certain correlation with the clay content, but not a uniform correlation with the particle content. The collapse coefficient is approximately positively correlated with the composite structure potential.