强夯施工以很大的冲击能量作用在地基上，在土中发生冲击波，以打败土颗粒间的各种阻力，使地基密实。因此，冲击波在土中的传达进程是这种地基处理办法的根底。
Dynamic compaction works on the foundation with great impact energy, and shock waves occur in the soil to defeat all kinds of resistance between soil particles and make the foundation compact. Therefore, the transmission process of shock wave in soil is the foundation of this foundation treatment method.
由冲击引起的颤抖，在土中是以振荡波的办法向地下传达的。这种振荡波可分为体波和面波。体波包含紧缩波和剪切波，可在土体内部传达；而面波如瑞利波，只能在地表土层中传达。
The tremor caused by shock is transmitted underground by means of oscillating waves in the soil. The oscillation wave can be divided into body wave and surface wave. Body wave includes compact wave and shear wave, which can be transmitted inside the soil, while surface wave, such as Rayleigh wave, can only be transmitted in the surface soil.
如果降地基视为半弹性空间体，则重锤清闲落下进程，就是势能转化为动能的进程。在落到地上早年的瞬间，势能的大部分转换成动能。重锤夯击地上时，这部分动能除一部分以声波办法向四周传达，一部分因为摩察发生热能外，大部分冲击动能则使土体发生清闲振荡。并以紧缩波（亦称纵波，波）、剪切波、和瑞利波的波系统联合在地基内传达，在地基中发生一个波场。
If the landing foundation is regarded as a semi-elastic space body, the process of heavy hammer idle falling is the process of potential energy transforming into kinetic energy. Most of the potential energy is converted into kinetic energy in the early days when it falls to the ground. When the heavy hammer rams on the ground, this part of the kinetic energy is transmitted to the surrounding areas by acoustic wave, partly because of the heat energy generated by Mocha, and most of the impact kinetic energy makes the soil oscillate idly. A wave field occurs in the ground by combining the wave systems of compact wave (also known as longitudinal wave, wave), shear wave and Rayleigh wave.