The Use of Agricultural Waste Straw to Enhance Loess Shearing Behaviour: An Experimental Investigation

Table 1

Physical properties of Lantian loess.

Sample ID	Cu	Cc	%clay	%silt	%sand	Unit weight γd (kN/m^3)	USCS symbol
S1a	9.26	1.94	10.0	83.4	6.6	13.72	ML
S1b	10.48	2.13	11.0	81.1	7.9	13.60	ML
S1c	15.26	2.79	10.0	84.0	6.0	13.83	ML

Note. USCS stands for the unified soil classification system; C_u is the coefficient of uniformity; C_c is the coefficient of gradation.