A Simplified Approach to Estimating the Collapsible Behavior of Loess

Table 4

Compressive deformation of soil layers at different depths (unit: mm).

Items	Depth range of soil layers (m)										Deformation of collapsible loess layers	Total deformation
	0∼1	1∼2	2∼3	3∼4	4∼5	5∼6	6∼7	7∼8	8∼9	9∼10
Modulus reduction method	0.20	1.75	3.14	4.3	4.61	0.22	0.21	0.18	0.17	0.16	14	14.94
Force-water equivalent method	1.98	2.20	2.28	2.22	2.01	0.98	0.90	0.83	0.77	0.75	10.69	14.92