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Ebook: Fault Tree Analysis |
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This ebook describes the development and use of Fault Trees.
Further information is available in our
Technical Safety section and in
Chapter 4 - Consequence and Likelihood Analysis
of the book Process Risk and Reliability Management. Publishing and Purchasing Details9th Edition
OverviewThis ebook provides a comprehensive overview of the topic of Fault Tree Analysis. Using a worked example to do with a tank, two pumps and a pressure vessel, the ebook systematically shows:
ContentsIntroductionWorked Example Fault Trees Gates OR Gate AND Gate VOTING Gate Events Top Event Intermediate/Undeveloped Events Base Events House Event Top-Down Development of a Fault Tree 1. Define the Top Event 2. Build the Tree 3. Identify the Cut Sets 4. Eliminate Repeat Sets 5. Eliminate Repeat Events in a Set 6. Eliminate Redundant Events 7. Quantify the Risk Mathematics of an OR Gate Mathematics of an AND Gate Mathematics of a Voting Gate Cut Set Quantification 8. Risk Rank Event Contribution Important Few Unimportant Many Power of the AND Gate Importance Equalization Cost-Benefit Analysis Risk Ranking Methods Birnbaum Factor Method Fussel-Vesely Method Perturbation Method Common Cause Events Utility Failure Instruments on Manual Instrument Pluggage Vibration External Events Maintenance Availability Human Error / Untrained Personnel Generic Fault Trees Generic Safety Fault Tree Generic Reliability Fault Tree Discussion of the Fault Tree Method Qualitative Fault Tree Analysis |
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