Research Article
Effect of Repeated Wetting-Drying-Freezing-Thawing Cycles on the Mechanic Properties and Pore Characteristics of Compacted Loess
Table 2
Main chemical components of the loess.
| Chemistry | Content (%) |
| Silicon oxide (SiO2) | 51.5 | Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) | 12.7 | Aluminum oxide (Al2O3) | 10.5 | Calcium oxide (CaO) | 7.1 | Ferric oxide (Fe2O3) | 2.8 | Magnesium oxide (MgO) | 2.1 | Potassium oxide (K2O) | 1.8 | Ferrous oxide (FeO) | 1.8 |
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