The Tensile Strength of Loess in Northwest China by Unconfined Penetration Test and the Distinct Element Simulation

Table 3

The statistics value of angle α and modified K (remolded loess).

Sample number	qu (kPa)	C (kPa)	Pmax (N)	φ (°)	α (°)	2α + φ	Modified K
S1	181.50	50.82	78.22	35.31	16.05	67.41	2.40
	123.10	35.53	52.34	35.73	16.06	67.85	2.46
	67.70	25.90	30.58	23.15	18.57	60.29	1.75
	62.80	24.94	24.70	13.26	22.58	58.42	1.63
	403.17	32.90	193.48	35.45	14.81	65.07	2.15
	342.89	21.62	127.15	25.19	13.04	51.27	1.65
	250.64	17.55	103.21	34.95	16.65	68.25	2.51
S2	195.18	16.48	96.92	28.16	16.17	60.50	1.77
	150.71	15.17	89.21	33.37	13.11	59.59	1.70
	126.43	10.98	64.57	32.76	14.80	62.36	1.91
	89.36	7.27	42.75	33.83	15.26	64.35	2.08
	77.62	6.25	36.76	34.58	15.17	64.92	2.14
	57.21	4.86	28.58	18.81	17.97	54.75	1.41
S3	256.00	78.56	98.80	28.86	19.17	67.20	2.38
	126.40	44.20	52.34	27.94	18.49	64.92	2.14
	88.60	34.67	37.05	26.07	18.84	63.75	2.03
	162.46	50.86	72.29	29.21	16.67	62.56	2.01
s	103.51	28.22	45.04	6.63	2.48	4.84	0.33
	0.64	0.55	0.62	0.23	0.15	0.08	0.17

Note :  : arithmetical mean, ;  : measured value;  : sample size;  : standard deviation, ;  : coefficients of variations, , K′ : modified K.