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A computer-oriented approach to fault-tree construction. Topical report No. 1

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:7326805

Fault Tree Analysis is one of the major tools for the safety and reliability analysis of large systems. A methodology for systematically constructing fault trees for general complex systems is developed and applied, via the computer program CAT, to several systems. First, a means of representing component behavior by decision tables is presented. In order to use these tables, a procedure for constructing and editing fault trees, either manually or by computer, is described. In order to verify the methodology the computer program CAT has been developed and used to construct fault trees for two systems.

Research Organization:
California Univ., Los Angeles (USA). School of Engineering and Applied Science
OSTI ID:
7326805
Report Number(s):
PB-260765
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English