The invention discloses a portable vibration excitation device and method capable of controlling
vibration source characteristics. The device comprises a bottom plate, a height fixing mechanism and a swing mechanism, the bottom plate is arranged on a
test site, the height fixing mechanism is vertically and fixedly arranged on the bottom plate close to the edge side, one end of the swing mechanism is hinged to the upper portion of the height fixing mechanism, and the other end of the swing mechanism swings to knock a wood block arranged on the
test site; the method comprises the steps that the shear
wave frequency corresponding to the soil
body type is obtained firstly, then the needed release height is calculated according to the relation between the shear
wave frequency and the release height, then the device is assembled, the excitation hammer is released according to the calculated release height every time, and therefore the
shear waves with the same frequency are generated every time knocking is conducted. The device overcomes the problem that the systematicness of the test cannot be guaranteed due to the fact that a wood block is manually knocked to excite
shear waves in the prior art, not only can the characteristics of an excitation
vibration source be controlled more accurately, but also the device has the advantages of being high in safety, convenient to assemble, easy and convenient to operate and the like.