The invention relates to a visual soil freeze-thawing process test apparatus. A
temperature control box is connected with an external compressor, a semi-cylindrical sample tank is placed on a
temperature control baseboard in the
temperature control box, the temperature control
baseboard is carved with a groove, the groove is provided with a sealing ring in contact with the semi-cylindrical sample tank, the temperature control
baseboard is provided with holes, one of the holes is connected with a Mariotte
bottle through a water guiding tube, the other of the holes is connected with a water head adjusting tube, the temperature control baseboard is provided with a
filter paper and a soil sample, the top of the soil sample contacts with a temperature control top board, and the temperature control top board is provided with a
handle; a displacement sensor is fixed on a bracket, and contacts with the top surface of the temperature control top board; a temperature sensor is inserted into the soil sample through a probe hole on the wall surface of the test tank, and the displacement sensor and the temperature sensor are respectively connected with a
data acquisition instrument through a lead; and an adjustable
light source is placed at both sides of a camera, the camera is placed at the right side of the semi-cylindrical sample tank, and the camera is connected with an
electronic computer through a lead. The apparatus is used for researching the dynamic change process of the freezing rate, the
moisture migration rate, the ice
crystal speed, the segregated
ice thickness and the
frost heaving speed with time of soil in the soil freezing process, visually shows the movement of a frozen frontal surface in soil columns and the growth process of frozen fringe, and provides technical guarantee for the freezing and thawing mechanism of the soil.