Based on the unconfined uniaxial compression tests of Pan'an loess, the structure index and the structure variations between the intact loess and the remolded loess are analyzed. Then, by means of dynamic triaxial tests, the comparison is performed for dynamic strength attenuation characteristics between natural intact loess, remolded loess, saturated intact loess and saturated remolded loess. Results show the followings. Owing to the structure of loess, the dynamic strength of natural intact loess with stronger structure is obviously higher than that of remodeled loess; though the saturation process makes the dynamic strength of intact loess reduced greatly, the dynamic strength of saturated intact loess is still higher than that of the saturated remodeled loess, and the dynamic pore pressure of saturated intact loess grows significantly slower than that of the saturated remodeled loess. In addition, the dynamic strength curves of loess with stronger structure will not be normalized.

loess  /  structure  /  structural index  /  dynamic strength  /  dynamic pore pressure