The relationship between shear strength and water content of Song-Nen Plain soda-saline soil is studied with two different experimental methods. A shear strength formula is brought out based on tests; and the strength parameters are given accordingly. At the same time
the yield surface and the critical water content of Song-Nen Plain soda-saline soil are proposed; and the mechanism of strength variation is analyzed. The study is valuable to the engineering design and construction in Song-Nen plain soda-saline soil.