Microstructure of Compacted Loess and Its Influence on the Soil-Water Characteristic Curve

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Mineral component</td><td class="align_center">Percentage</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Quartz</td><td class="align_center">47.7</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Plagioclase</td><td class="align_center">12.0</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Potash feldspar</td><td class="align_center">2.6</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Calcite</td><td class="align_center">11.4</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Dolomite</td><td class="align_center">4.3</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Illite</td><td class="align_center">13.5</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Chlorite</td><td class="align_center">8.5</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Mineral component of tested material.</div>

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Table 2: Microstructure of Compacted Loess and Its Influence on the Soil-Water Characteristic Curve 