Research Article
In Situ Frost-Heaving Characteristics of Shallow Layer of Soil Slopes in Intermittently Frozen Region Based on PFC3D
Table 3
Parameters of geometry model.
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 |  | Item | Subitem | Value |  | 
 |  | Soil particles | Radius range (randomly distributed) | 0.65–1.30 mm |  | Ice particles | Radius | 0.34 mm |  | Slope | Porosity | 0.4322 |  | Slope | Water content | 9.5% |  | Model ratio | Ratio of length to radius | 30 |  | Slope (gradient = 45°) | Length  width  height | 58.5 × 29.25 × 29.25 mm |  | Numbers of soil particles | 5191 |  | Numbers of ice particles | 18,118 |  | Slope (gradient = 60°) | Length  width  height | 46.1 × 29.25 × 29.25 mm |  | Numbers of soil particles | 4475 |  | Numbers of ice particles | 15,554 |  | 
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