Table 2 Summary of freeze-thaw test schemes.

From: Experimental and analytical investigation of Frost heave characteristics in red-bed coarse-grained materials incorporating particle breakage effect

Sample number

Initial fine particle content, 

FC0 (%)

Initial water content,

w (%)

Number of freeze-thaw 

cycles, N

B1 ~ B5

0

4/6/8/10/12

1 ~ 5

B6 ~ B10

4

4/6/8/10/12

1 ~ 5

B11 ~ B15

8

4/6/8/10/12

1 ~ 5

B16 ~ B20

12

4/6/8/10/12

1 ~ 5

B21 ~ B25

15

4/6/8/10/12

1 ~ 5

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