Structural Strength Deterioration Characteristics and a Model of Undisturbed Loess under the Action of Wetting and Freeze-Thaw Cycles

Table 1

Essential parameters and mineral compositions of loess.

Essential parameters						Mineral compositions (%)
ds	(%)	ρ (g/cm^3)	(%)	(%)	e0	Quartz	Feldspar	Montmorillonite	Illite	Kaolinite
2.71	2.5	1.44	15.5	26.5	0.92	19.8	10.2	37.5	12.7	18.6