Experimental Study on Permeability Anisotropy of Unsaturated Compacted Loess

Table 3

Soil-water characteristic curve test values for compacted loess.

Matric suction ψ/kPa	Volumetric water content θ/%
	ρd = 1.40 g/cm^3	ρd = 1.50 g/cm^3	ρd = 1.60 g/cm^3	ρd = 1.70 g/cm^3
0	46.76	43.65	40.48	37.40
10	39.32	37.50	35.19	33.92
20	33.21	32.18	31.87	30.76
40	26.05	26.45	26.34	25.94
60	22.10	22.43	23.18	23.42
80	20.24	20.91	21.36	22.10
100	19.13	19.86	20.30	21.36
140	17.77	18.09	18.81	19.87
180	16.96	17.27	17.89	18.79