The mechanical properties of compacted loess are directly related to the safety of high fill engineering projects. Unconfined compressive strength can directly reflect the mechanical properties of loess. Therefore, to study the influence of basic physical properties on the strength of compacted loess, the unconfined compressive strength tests of loess samples with different water contents and different compaction degrees were carried out for different sites and different sedimentary time. The stress-strain curve characteristics of the samples were analyzed, the relationship between unconfined compressive strength and basic physical properties was discussed, and a comprehensive physical quantity Z was introduced to establish the relationship between them. The results show that within the range of compaction degrees tested, as the water content increases and the compaction degree decreases, the stress-strain curves of compacted loess under unconfined conditions transform from strain-softening behavior of strong type to weak type. The influence of physical properties of compacted loess on its unconfined compressive strength is closely related to the sedimentary age, and the variation laws differ with different sedimentary ages.
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