Table 1 Properties of the studied loess.

From: Multi-scale soil moisture dynamics in arid mined Loess Plateau arise from crack evolution and microstructure collapse

Physical parameter

CK-1

CK-2

CK-3

CK-4

Water content (%)

16.12

13.98

17.46

16.84

Liquid limit (%)

30.61

29.29

30.45

30.23

Plastic limit (%)

17.11

16.89

16.45

16.73

Sand (%)

15.78

15.96

16.02

17.11

Silt (%)

61.56

60.39

61.99

59.98

Clay (%)

22.66

23.65

21.99

22.91

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