The Water Retention Characteristics of an Unsaturated Compacted Loess Material

Abstract:

The water retention curve of an unsaturated compacted loess material has been obtained by combining the filter paper method, the vapour equilibrium method and the axis translation method. It was indicated that the combined method is efficient to investigate the water retention characteristics of compacted loess materials. The results showed that the osmotic suction in the compacted loess varies slightly with the increasing water content. Higher matric suction occurs in the compacted loess compared with the natural loess at the same moisture.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 703)
• Pages: 396-399
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.703.396
• Online since: August 2016
• Authors: Zhi Hu, Zheng Lu*, Hai Lin Yao
• Keywords: Axis Translation Method, Filter Paper Method, Loess Material, Vapour Equilibrium Method, Water Retention Characteristic

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