Study on deterioration mechanism of soil in Zhouqiao site under salinization

Alkalinity production is one of the most typical and widespread salinization hazards on the Loess Plateau. Based on the characterization of typical flooding sites and the results of salt monitoring, this study investigates the deterioration mechanism of salinization on Zhouqiao site. The orthogonal test was used to simulate the effects of different concentrations of MgSO₄, NaCl and CaCl₂ under natural conditions on the quality change, salt analysis out location, surface phenomenon, strength and electrical conductivity of the soil at the Zhouqiao site, and to make a preliminary analysis on the mechanism of saline deterioration of the site soil. The results show that the soil column mass increased significantly under the action of salt, and the rate of salt absorption in the soil column decreased when the critical value was reached, and the critical values were different under the action of different kinds of salts. The rate of salt analysis is also influenced by the salt concentration and the number of cycles, which gradually increases with the increase of salt concentration and the number of cycles. The nominal strength of the soil column with the number of cycles, but occasionally increases. The conductivity increases with the number of cycles, and the magnitude distribution of the conductivity of the soil column under the action of different salts is not exactly the same.