Abstract:In order to study reinforcement mechanism and soil deformation law during dynamic compaction, the half model test box, the miniature earth pressure meter and the semicircle model hammer were specially designed, and the indoor model test was carried out. According to the test results, the variation of the dynamic stress and displacement in the soil were analyzed, and the effects of various dynamic compaction parameters on reinforcement effect of were evaluated. It can be seen that the single crater depth and the single influence depth under a specific impact energy level are gradually decreasing with the increase of the drop number; however, the total crater depth and the influence depth are gradually increasing. The influence depth is decreasing with the increase of drop height. The crater depth and the influence depth are gradually increasing with the increase of impact energy, and the ratio of them is between 3 and 4. With the increase of the hammer diameter, the influence depth is gradually decreasing, but the influence width is increasing, which is mainly attributed to that the impact stress on the unit area is decreasing.