Investigation of the effects and mechanisms of the wetting-Induced deformation behavior of compacted loess in Yan’an, China
Yexia Guo, Limei Liu, Yongpeng Nie, Zhixiong Zeng, Bowen Zheng · 2025
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Yexia Guo and co-authors study in 2025 how packed loess soil in Yan'an, China, slumps when it gets wet. Such slumps drive frequent ground harm on the Loess Plateau, so knowing how the soil fails helps towns guard against it.
Stepwise wetting tests tracked how the soil sank under load at two packed densities. Scope images and pore probes showed large pores caving in and grains shifting as water rose. Loose soil sank the most, while dense soil, held by stronger bonds, barely moved. The team frames wet slump as pore cave in plus grain shift toward a more stable state.
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| CREATOR | Yexia Guo, Limei Liu, Yongpeng Nie, Zhixiong Zeng, Bowen Zheng |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 38 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |