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From: Research on the disintegration characteristics of fissured loess under water–vibration coupling effect

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Development of fissures and disintegration disasters in railway slopes and foundations. (a) Damage to railway slopes: (I) development of fissures, formation of cavities and disintegration of loess; (II) expansion of micro-fissures; (III) disintegration of loess at fissure locations; (b) Dense vertical fissures in the foundation along the railway; (c) Merging and expansion of loess cavities; (d) Expansion and penetration of loess fissures.

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