1986 年 1986 巻 368 号 p. 345-353
A numerical technique for determining a dynamic response factor, such as the impact factor of highway bridge, concerning the safety level of a stationarily randomly excited structure is presented by the use of the first-passage probability theory. From that aspect, the dynamic response factor is apparently different from what is defined only by the mean of the largest value of the random response. The effectiveness and versatility of the theory are demonstrated by its practical application to the determination of the gust response factor for a flexible steel tower exposed to a strong natural wind.