Abstract:Based on crosscorrelation theory,the particle image velocimetry (PIV) technology is applied to reinforcementsoil interface direct shear test,and the soil particle movement near interface during the direct shear test is measured and analyzed from the standpoint of microscopic view.Reinforcementsoil interface direct shear tests were performed under 50 and 87.5 kPa normal stress,respectively.By analyzing the results of a series of tests,several conclusions can be obtained:horizontal and vertical displacement of soil particles increase with shear displacement increasing,but the increasing rate decreases with shear displacement; in the direct shear tests the horizontal displacement is more evident than vertical movement and it attenuates with the distance to geogridsoil interface; the scope of soil particle displacement doesn’t exceed 45 mm,namely,the thickness of shear band is approximately 45 mm,which is 7~9 times of the average grain size of soil particle used in the direct shrear tests.