Abstract
Theoretical and numerical study on determining the load and strength factors in probability-based limit state design is presented. The method and procedure reported in the preceding paper11 are applied to calculate the load and strength factors in combinations of dead, live, snow, wind and earthquake loads and sensitivity of the load factors to the load parameters, i. E. intensity, occurrence rate and duration of each load, is investigated in this paper. Sensitivity analysis shows that the load factors on snow and wind loads are sensitive to the c. o. v. 's of their intensity and that the load factor on earthquake load is sensitive, to the c. o. v. of the intensity and to the occurrence rate of earthquakes.
