The invention discloses a method for observing expansion procedures of
soil mass shear bands in confining pressure states. The method includes steps of firstly, sampling soil; secondly, carrying out shear tests, acquiring images of microscopic structures of soil masses, acquiring shear test results of to-be-tested soil samples at a plurality of different depth positions on the to-be-tested
soil mass shear bands in the confining pressure states; thirdly,
ranking the shear test results. When the shear tests are carried out on the to-be-tested soil samples and the images of the microscopic structures of the soil masses are acquired, procedures include clamping the soil samples and pressure devices, carrying out the shear tests, dropping solidifying liquid into the soil samples, flatly
cutting the bottoms of the soil samples, propping the soil samples, flatly
cutting the tops of the soil samples, fetching
soil mass test specimens out of shear gaps, carrying out subsequent treatment on soil
mass test specimens in the shear gaps and scanning the soil
mass test specimens by the aid of
electron microscopes. The method has the advantages that the method includes the simple steps, is reasonable in design and easy and convenient to implement, good service effects can be realized, the
shear strength of the different depth positions on the tested soil
mass shear bands in the confining pressure states and microscopic structures of shear positions can be easily, conveniently and quickly acquired, and accordingly the expansion procedures of the soil mass shear bands in the confining pressure states can be easily, conveniently and visually observed.