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Fault Tree Analysis: Paolo Legada Ela Zandrae Limosnero Jherome Llano
Fault Tree Analysis: Paolo Legada Ela Zandrae Limosnero Jherome Llano
FAULT TREE
ANALYSIS
MEC 190
PAOLO LEGADA
ELA ZANDRAE LIMOSNERO
JHEROME LLANO
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CONTENTS OF
THIS REPORT
• WHAT IS FAULT TREE ANALYSIS (FTA)
• USAGE
• HISTORY
• METHODOLOGY
• GRAPHIC SYMBOLS
EVENT SYMBOLS
GATE SYMBOLS
• TYPES OF FAULT TREE ANALYSIS
• EXAMPLES IF FAULT TREE ANALYSIS
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WHAT IS
FAULT TREE
ANALYSIS?
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FAULT TREE ANALYSIS
01 A top-down, deductive failure analysis.
Undesired state of a system is analyzed using
02 Boolean
events.
logic to combine a series of lower-level
USAGE
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USAGE
UNDERSTAND THE
designing a
MINIMIZE
LOGIC LEADING TO
(output /
assist in
create
AND
THE TOP EVENT / OPTIMIZE
RESOURCES.
UNDESIRED STATE.
FUNCTION AS A
system
CREATION OF
DIAGNOSTIC
PROCESSES.
CONTRIBUTORS LEADING
MANUALS /
performance of the complex TO THE TOP EVENT-
CREATING THE CRITICAL
monitor and control the safety EQUIPMENT/PARTS/EVENT
S LISTS FOR DIFFERENT
IMPORTANCE MEASURES
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HISTORY
HISTORY U.S. Army Materiel
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FTA received
Command
extensive coverage at
incorporated FTA
a System Safety
into an Engineering
Symposium in Seattle
Design Handbook
sponsored by Boeing
1 3 on Design for 4
and the University of
Reliability.
Washington.
METHODOLOGY
02
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METHODOLOGY
BUILD A DIVERSE
TEAM
ENGINEERS OF RESPECTIVE FIELDS,
INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS, AND SYSTEM
DESIGN SPECIALISTS ARE REQUIRED FOR
ANY FTA TEAM.
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IDENTIFY
FAILURE CAUSES
POTENTIAL FAILURES, THEIR
CHARACTERISTICS, DURATION,
AND DIFFERENT IMPACTS OF
THE FAILURE HAVE TO BE
DEFINED TO START AND
COMPLETE THE PROCESS.
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UNDERSTAND THE INNER
WORKINGS OF THE
SYSTEM
GRAPHIC
SYMBOLS
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GRAPHIC
SYMBOLS
EVENT SYMBOLS
GATE SYMBOLS
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GRAPHIC
INTERMEDIATE
SYMBOLS CONDITIONAL
EVENT
EVENT
HOUSE BASIC
EVENT EVENT
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EVENT SYMBOLS
THIS IS THE EVENT AT THE TOP OF THE FAULT
TOP EVENT TREE AND IS THE SUBJECT OF THE ANALYSIS.
EVENT SYMBOLS
REPRESENTS ROOT CAUSE EVENTS THAT
BASIC EVENT SPREAD UP THE CHAIN OF THE SYSTEM TO
CAUSE THE TOP EVENT.
EVENT
OR
Gates, sometimes called logic gates,
represent how failures spread through the PRIORITY
system.
AND
GATE
GATE
k/N
OR
VOTING
GATE
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EVENT SYMBOLS
ONLY OCCUR IF ALL THE INPUT EVENTS
AND GATE HAPPEN
EVENT SYMBOLS
k/N OR VOTING
THERE WILL BE AN ‘N’ NUMBER OF INPUT
GATE EVENTS AND ONE OUTPUT EVENT.
THE OUTPUT EVENT WILL OCCUR IF ‘K’
NUMBER OF INPUT EVENTS OCCURS
TYPES OF
FTA
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TYPES OF TAKES MULTI-
STATE
COMPONENT
S AND
RANDOM Fuzzy
FTA
FTA
PROBABILITIE
S INTO TAKES UNRELIABLE
FACTORS THAT ARE
CONSIDERATI DIFFICULT TO
ON. Extended PREDICT (LIKE THE
WIND OR WEATHER)
FTA INTO ACCOUNT WITH
A COMPLEX
MATHEMATICAL
CONCEPT CALLED
FUZZY SET THEORY.
Repairable
FTA SEFT IS USED
TO ANALYZE
DYNAMIC
Dynamic BEHAVIOR
THAT
FTA
EXTEND ORDINARY
ENHANCE THE
STANDARD FTA MODEL BY FAULT TREES
State-
FAULT TREES INTRODUCING CANNOT
BY MODELING THE POSSIBILITY MODEL.
COMPLEX
SYSTEM
TO DESCRIBE
COMPLEX event
COMPONENTS’
BEHAVIORS
DEPENDENT
REPAIRS OF FTA
SYSTEM
AND COMPONENTS.
INTERACTIONS.
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EXAMPLES OF
FAULT TREE
ANALYSIS
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THE CAR WON’T STOP
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B is a non-redundant system bus.
SERVER EXPERIENCES
A CATASTROPHIC
FAILURE
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Goldberg, B. E.; Everhart, K.; Stevens, R.; Babbitt, N.; Clemens, P.; Stout, L. (1994). "3". System engineering
toolbox for design-oriented engineers. Marshall Space Flight Center. pp. 3–35 to 3–48.
Center for Chemical Process Safety (October 1999). Guidelines for Chemical Process Quantitative Risk
Analysis (2nd ed.). American Institute of Chemical Engineers. ISBN 978-0-8169-0720-5.
U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration (1994). Process Safety
Management Guidelines for Compliance (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. OSHA 3133.
https://limblecmms.com/blog/fault-tree-analysis/#the-process
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