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JOURNAL OF DESERT RESEARCH  2009, Vol. 29 Issue (5): 828-834    DOI:
沙漠与沙漠化     
The Application of Loess Grain Size Fractal Dimension in Regional Classification by Natural Features for Highways in China
HOU Chun-mei1,2, LIU Xiao-wei1, LIANG Shou-yun1, CHEN Wen-wu1
1.School of Civil Engineering and Mechanics, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China; 2.Scientific Information Centre for Resources and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
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Abstract  Highway construction greatly develops in China nowadays, but the regional classification of highways is highly macroscopical and the classification standards are hard to employ, especially in the loess areas of China. The study aims to search for the idea classification scheme and standards. Results of analysis on the fractal dimension (D) of the grain size of loess in Gansu province show that loess has close statistical self-correlation, with fractal dimension values from 2.15 to 2.705. The fractal dimension (D) of soil grain size can not only reflect the sediment environment but also decide the soil physical, mechanical and hydraulic properties. That is, the higher fractal dimension the higher dry density is, also the higher specific surface area, the higher soil cohesion and the higher internal friction angle is; simultaneously, the more micropores are. Whereas, the higher fractal dimension indicates the smaller average aperture, smaller void ratio, smaller collapsibility coefficient and smaller permeability coefficient, thus the stable engineering geology nature of soil. Analyzing results also show that the fractal dimension (D) of loess grain size has obvious spatial variation law, well reflecting the differentiation among the five sub-regions of Gansu second-grade highway classification. All these suggest that the parameter of fractal dimension (D) of the soil grain size could serve as an index for highway regional classification same as the indexes of topography, landform, hydrology, climate and etc.
Key words:  loess      fractal dimension      grain size distribution      regional classification of highway     
Received:  13 October 2008      Published:  07 September 2009
ZTFLH:  P642  

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HOU Chun-mei;LIU Xiao-wei;LIANG Shou-yun;CHEN Wen-wu. The Application of Loess Grain Size Fractal Dimension in Regional Classification by Natural Features for Highways in China. JOURNAL OF DESERT RESEARCH, 2009, 29(5): 828-834.

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