The invention provides a transparent
soil model test device for simulating lateral
soil movement and a test method for the transparent
soil model test device. The transparent
soil model test device comprises a transparent model box which can be fixed to an
optical table, a T-shaped block and a loading block. The whole transparent model box is a rectangular box body. The circumferential wall of one side of the rectangular box body is provided with a rectangular notch. The T-shaped block is embedded in the notch side of the transparent model box. An
oil pressure jack, two industrial cameras and two
laser transmitters are arranged outside the transparent model box. During testing, a test model
pile is buried in transparent soil. The loading block is abutted against a web part by the
oil pressure jack. The
oil pressure jack applies displacement to the loading block in a graded mode. The two
laser transmitters transmit lasers. Two transparent soil speckle fields are formed in the transparent soil. The industrial cameras
record the change of the transparent soil speckle fields. The test method for the transparent soil
model test device comprises the steps of mold making, transparent
soil preparation, graded loading and the like. The transparent soil
model test device is small in size, the
system is arranged reasonably, and test operation is convenient.