The invention belongs to the technical field of marine
geotechnical engineering, and relates to a spiral driving type self-installation dynamic
penetrometer and an operation method thereof. The dynamic
penetrometer comprises a probe, a middle shaft, an empennage and a spiral driving
system. And a spiral sheet in the spiral driving
system is driven by a motor to rotate to generate axial propulsive force, so that continuous penetration of the dynamic
penetrometer into
seabed soil is realized. The dynamic penetrometer is further provided with an anti-torsion wing plate, the anti-torsion wing plate provides lateral soil
counterforce in the
penetration process, overall rotation of the dynamic penetrometer is effectively restrained, and therefore the stability of the
penetration process is guaranteed. The defects that a traditional dynamic penetrometer cannot conduct continuous penetration testing and is limited in depth are overcome, continuous and controllable penetration and testing of any target depth in
seabed soil are achieved under the condition that the overall weight is almost not increased, no special requirements for exploration ships and sea conditions exist, and the method is suitable for large-scale popularization and application. And the applicability and
engineering application capability of the dynamic penetrometer in deepwater and complex
seabed environments are remarkably improved.