%0 Dataset %T Volume pressure plate instrument test data set of saturated loess in Gansu Province, Qinghai Province and some areas of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (2019) %J National Cryosphere Desert Data Center %I National Cryosphere Desert Data Center(www.ncdc.ac.cn) %U http://www.ncdc.ac.cn/portal/metadata/e3637bd4-300d-488d-9115-1fb04eda5c29 %W NCDC %R 10.12072/ncdc.LANDSLIDE.db2034.2022 %A None %K Soil water holding curve;loess;hydrochemistry %X The water holding capacity curve tests of loess in different strata in typical areas of the Loess Plateau are carried out by using the pressure plate instrument. The experimental tests of the effects of sodium chloride salt concentration, different cation types, fine particle content, coarse particle content, undisturbed and remolded disturbance effect on the water holding capacity curve of loess are tested and analyzed.