Fig. 10

Pore size distribution curves of undisturbed loess at 100 kPa and 400 kPa: (a) w = 5%; (b) w = 10%; (c) w = 15%; (d) w = 20%; (e) w = 25%. (The solid circles (●) indicate the peak stress points for pore size distribution curves; the peak shift indicates collapse of metastable pores.)