Abstract:To study the quantitative difference of particle and pore size,shape,and arrangement in the natural loess in the different geographic regions of China,scanning electron microscope analysis of undisturbed loess in Lanzhou,Xi'an,and Yuncheng were obtained.Using autocad,the boundaries of the particles and pores of the material were mapped,then the boundaries were pulled away and color coded.These objects were then imported into image analysis software to obtain the long axis,short axis,perimeter,area,and long axis direction angle of each object. Next,the resulting analysis parameters were obtained to calculate the quantitative parameters that reflect size,shape,and directional arrangement of each object.Finally,the quantitative parameters of the natural loess particle and pore from different areas were compared.The analysis results showed that the mean diameter of particles in Lanzhou is the largest and the particles in this area are the furthest from being circular.The particles of loess in the three regions are uniformly arranged in space.The mean diameter of particle pores in Lanzhou material is close to that found in Xi'an and the shape of particle is closer to a circle.The mean diameter of the particles is near to the mean diameter of pore and the shape of particles is close to a circle.