Table 4 Empirical parameters for the classified pore volume content fitting equations under varying moisture contents.

From: A new method for predicting the shear strength of loess based on moisture content and large and medium pore volume

w (%)

A

B

R2

PLM

PSM

PLM

PSM

PLM

PSM

5

-0.07

0.07

75.90

24.10

0.97

0.98

10

-0.07

0.07

76.90

23.10

0.98

0.98

15

-0.06

0.06

77.48

22.52

0.98

0.98

20

-0.06

0.06

77.90

22.10

0.97

0.97

25

-0.06

0.06

78.42

21.58

0.95

0.96