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Article

Study on Compression Properties and Construction Applications of Loess Filling Materials for High Embankments Along G85 Expressway in Eastern Gansu Province

by
Wei Sun
1,
Yongle Chen
1,
Xiaoli Yi
1,
Jinpeng Zhao
2,3,
Lulu Liu
4,*,
Hongli Wang
4 and
Meng Han
2
1
China Railway First Group Co., Ltd., Xi’an 712000, China
2
School of Civil Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
3
School of Highway, Chang’an University, Xi’an 710064, China
4
School of Mechanics and Civil Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Materials 2025, 18(16), 3811; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18163811
Submission received: 3 July 2025 / Revised: 22 July 2025 / Accepted: 1 August 2025 / Published: 14 August 2025
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Development and Engineering Application of Green and Low-Carbon Infrastructure Construction Materials)
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Abstract

Based on the G85 high-fill subgrade project in east Gansu Province, this study conducts one-dimensional compression tests in the laboratory on both disturbed and in situ-compacted loess. Through the combination of the test results of remolded soil, compaction standards for each layer of the subgrade fill are established, and quality inspections of the compacted subgrade are performed. The experimental results demonstrate that the compression deformation of remolded loess exhibits a positive correlation with compaction degree and a negative correlation with moisture content. Under constant compaction degree conditions, axial pressure and deformation follow a linear relationship, whereas under fixed conditions, the relationship adheres to a quadratic trend. Specimen void ratios show minimal variation within the 25–100 kPa stress range but undergo significant reduction between 100 and 400 kPa. Under an axial compressive load of 100–200 kPa, the compression coefficient at a height of 10 m within the subgrade ranges from 0.163 to 0.171 MPa−1. At a height of 6 m, it ranges from 0.177 to 0.183 MPa−1, and at 1 m, from 0.183 to 0.186 MPa−1. These values indicate that the compaction quality throughout the subgrade corresponds to a low compressibility level. However, the compaction quality near the slopes on both sides is slightly lower than that along the centerline of the subgrade. Overall, the compaction quality meets the required standards.
Keywords: subgrade engineering; loess; compaction degree; porosity ratio; compression coefficient subgrade engineering; loess; compaction degree; porosity ratio; compression coefficient

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Sun, W.; Chen, Y.; Yi, X.; Zhao, J.; Liu, L.; Wang, H.; Han, M. Study on Compression Properties and Construction Applications of Loess Filling Materials for High Embankments Along G85 Expressway in Eastern Gansu Province. Materials 2025, 18, 3811. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18163811

AMA Style

Sun W, Chen Y, Yi X, Zhao J, Liu L, Wang H, Han M. Study on Compression Properties and Construction Applications of Loess Filling Materials for High Embankments Along G85 Expressway in Eastern Gansu Province. Materials. 2025; 18(16):3811. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18163811

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Sun, Wei, Yongle Chen, Xiaoli Yi, Jinpeng Zhao, Lulu Liu, Hongli Wang, and Meng Han. 2025. "Study on Compression Properties and Construction Applications of Loess Filling Materials for High Embankments Along G85 Expressway in Eastern Gansu Province" Materials 18, no. 16: 3811. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18163811

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Sun, W., Chen, Y., Yi, X., Zhao, J., Liu, L., Wang, H., & Han, M. (2025). Study on Compression Properties and Construction Applications of Loess Filling Materials for High Embankments Along G85 Expressway in Eastern Gansu Province. Materials, 18(16), 3811. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18163811

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