Abstract:To study the influence of interface in layered foundation on the vibration isolation effect of open trench, three kinds of open trenches with different depths were selected by model test, i.e., less than the interface depth, equal to the interface depth, and more than the interface depth. Then, by changing the width and position of open trench and the excitation frequency, the influences on the vibration isolation effect of open trenches with three different depths were analyzed. The results showed that: when changing the width and excitation frequency, the change of vibration isolation effect of the open trench with depth equal to the soil interface is the least obvious; when changing the width and position of the open trench, the vibration isolation effect of the open trench with depth less than the interface is most affected; when changing the excitation frequency, the effect of the open trench with depth greater than the soil interface is most affected. If the remaining parameters are fixed and the trench depth is gradually increased, the Ar value will increase when the depth reaches the interface, which is affected by the excitation frequency. The lower the excitation frequency is, the greater the rising range is, and the rising range of low frequency is the longest. In conclusion, when choosing the vibration isolation trench, we should pay attention to the influence of above factors and reasonably design the vibration isolation trench to achieve the best vibration isolation effect.