Abstract
Concentrating on the horizontal force produced when the solitary wave impacts on the bridge girder, plural pressure gauges are set around the girder model; the correlation between the wave pressure and the horizontal force and further the variation of horizontal force together with the change of girder position are evaluated.As a consequence, the wave pressure generated in the front of girder is increased with the girder position approaching to the still water level. On the contrary, it is found that the total horizontal force keep the same value in different girder positions.
