Abstract:To study the effect of bearing friction effect on the longitudinal horizontal force of flexible pier and abutment, based on the integrated method of anti-thrust stiffness of pier top, the theoretical framework of secondary distribution of longitudinal horizontal force of pier top considering the effect of bearing friction is proposed. Combined with a simple-supported girder bridge, the theoretical method is used to analyze the horizontal force of pier top with the friction coefficients of 0, 0.02, 0.03, 0.04, 0.05 and 0.06, and the optimal values of the friction coefficients are achieved. The results show that the distribution of the longitudinal horizontal force of pier top is related to the bearing friction coefficient. The bearing friction resistance is not considered which can make the horizontal force of pier top discrete more greatly. The horizontal force of each pier top is differentiated obviously. When calculating the influence of the automobile braking force on the longitudinal horizontal force of pier top, the friction effect of bearing cannot be ignored. By calculating and analyzing an actual simply-supported girder bridge, the bearing with a friction coefficient of 0.03 can make the distribution of longitudinal horizontal force of pier top more reasonable.