A Simplified Approach to Estimating the Collapsible Behavior of Loess

Table 6

The calculation parameters of various soil layers.

Layers	Depth (m)	Thickness (m)	Cohesion (kPa)	Internal frictional angle (°)	Natural bulk density (kN/m^3)	Saturated bulk density (kN/m^3)	Compressive modulus (MPa)	Deformation modulus (MPa)	Poisson’s ratio
L1	5	5	15	24	14.3	17.2	3	6	0.37
F1	6	1	40	25	17.5	19.0	20	30	0.37
L2	10	4	40	18	17.0	18.7	25	38	0.41
F2	14	4	50	24	17.6	19.0	20	30	0.37
L3	20	6	40	25	16.5	18.5	10	15	0.37
F3	21	1	70	25	17.5	19.0	25	38	0.37
L4	26	5	40	20	16.8	19.0	12	18	0.40
F4	28	2	70	25	18.0	18.3	20	30	0.37
L5	33	5	50	25	17.2	19.3	15	27	0.37
F5	35	2	75	24	18.5	18.8	45	54	0.37
L6	39	4	50	30	18.5	19.5	40	48	0.33
L7	40	1	80	30	19.0	19.5	80	80	0.33
L7	60	20	80	30	19.0	19.5	80	80	0.33