In　order　to　clarify　the　pounding　effect　and　its　influence　of　curved　girder　bridges　under　near-fault　ground　motions,　a　1/10　scale　model　and　an　adjustable　pounding　test　device　were　designed　and　manufactured　for　a　small　radius　ramp　bridge.　Shaking　table　tests　under　unidirectional　and　bidirectional　excitations　were　completed　by　selecting　near-fault　and　far-field　ground　motions　in　the　same　earthquake.　The　results　show　that　the　pounding　effect　(pounding　number　and　pounding　force)　of　curved　girder　bridges　under　near-fault　ground　motion　is　significantly　greater　than　that　under　far-field　ground　motion,　and　the　increase　of　pounding　effect　will　increase　the　displacement　response　of　the　support,　which　increases　the　risk　of　bearing　failure　or　beam　falling,　and　the　influence　of　bidirectional　ground　motion　is　greater;　pounding　effect　significantly　increases　the　tangential　displacement　peak　value　of　side　pier　and　middle　pier　along　the　direction　of　pounding　force,　enlarges　the　effective　root　mean　square　displacement　response　of　the　test　pier,　and　increases　the　damage　risk　of　test　model　bridge　piers　in　the　direction　of　pounding　force.　Pounding　effect　induced　by　near-fault　ground　motion　should　be　considered　in　seismic　design　of　curved　bridges.　©　2020,　Editorial　Office　of　Journal　of　Vibration　and　Shock.　All　right　reserved.