中文摘要：

阐述了目前水压传动存在的一些难题及水压传动的发展概况。水压传动技术在土工试验中已得到了广泛的应用,土工试验测试中通常借助水压对土样的围压或孔压进行加载从而获得土样静态或动态的特性。介绍了水压传动在土工试验测试中的具体应用,针对水压的动态加载和静态加载,详细介绍了几种常见的和自主研发的水压加载装置。

英文摘要：

This paper reviews the water hydraulic transmission technology and describes the current status of this device. The specific application of water hydraulic transmission in the geotechnical testing has been comprehensively discussed, and some other kinds of common and self-developed water hydraulic devices are introduced as well.