Abstract
Hydraulic experiments were conducted to estimate tsunami wave pressure acting on a land structure placed in front of steep slope. The vertical distribustions of wave pressure acting on each side of a rectangular structure were measured. In the case of the structure located far from steep slope, impulsive pressures on the front and rear sides of the structure were caused by incident and reflected waves, respectively. On the other hand, pressure acting on each side of the structure near the steep slope was found to correspond to hydrostatic pressure due to the inundation depth.
