A longitudinal analysis of collapsibility with predictions over the southeastern Loess Plateau in China.

ABSTRACT: Loess presents very unique collapsible behaviour due to its special under-compactness, weak cementation and porousness. Many environmental issues and geological hazards including subgrade subsidences, slope collapses or failures, building cracking and so on are directly caused by the collapsible deformation of loess. Such collapsible behaviour may also severe accidents due to sinkholes, underground caves or loess gullies. Moreover, with the increasing demand of construction and development in the loess areas, an in-depth research towards effective evaluation of loess collapsibility is urged. Currently no studies have made attempts to explore a rather complete and representative area of Loess Plateau. This paper thus provides a novel approach on spatial modelling over Jin-Shan Loess Plateau

SUBMITTER: Zheng Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8664886 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature