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Fault Tree Analysis

This document provides information on fault tree analysis diagrams including how they are structured, the types of gates used, and how the underlying data is organized. Fault tree diagrams graphically show events that could lead to a system failure. They flow from top to bottom and use AND and OR gates to represent dependencies between events. The data is stored in an Excel file with columns for event name, probability distribution, failures, and other calculated metrics. Data graphics on shapes indicate probability means and sensitivity values. The steps to refresh the data from a different file location are also outlined.

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Fault Tree Analysis

This document provides information on fault tree analysis diagrams including how they are structured, the types of gates used, and how the underlying data is organized. Fault tree diagrams graphically show events that could lead to a system failure. They flow from top to bottom and use AND and OR gates to represent dependencies between events. The data is stored in an Excel file with columns for event name, probability distribution, failures, and other calculated metrics. Data graphics on shapes indicate probability means and sensitivity values. The steps to refresh the data from a different file location are also outlined.

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Fault Tree Analysis

This diagram shows the Fault Tree analysis of a systems failure. This type of diagram is a widely used methodology in system reliability and failure probability analysis. FTA diagrams are used to provide a graphical representation of the events that might lead to a failure so that the failure can be prevented.

Diagram Flow
The diagram flows from top to bottom like a standard flowchart. Along the way are several types of gates that require the user to make decisions. Two common one are AND gates and O gates. O gates typically have !ust one of the sub problems as the cause while AND gates require all the sub items to be valid.

Data
The data resides in an "#cel file named $FaultTreeData.#ls%. The table is named $&'Failure%. The data file has the following columns of data( "vent Name ) The name of the failure. * ) The probability distribution of failures Failures ) Number of failures F+&mp ) ,alculated value- Fussell.+esely importance. DF ) ,alculated value- isk Decrease Factor &F ) ,alculated value- isk &ncrease Factor F, ) ,alculated value- Fractional ,ontribution 'ensitivity +alue ) ,alculated value

Data Graphics
There are two different data graphics used in this diagram.

Data Graphic Event


This data graphic is a te#t display. &t adds the * mean data field for that shape into the bottom center of the shape. This data graphic is displayed on shapes that are non terminal events- these events have sub events.

Data Graphic End Event


This data graphic is made up of three elements and are applied to end events. * mean ) This is a te#t element that displays the * mean data field for that shape/s data row. 'ensitivity +alue ) This is a data bar that visually shows the sensitivity value in a range of 0 to 10. 'ensitivity +alue ) This is an &con set that uses the stop light icons to show different ranges of the 'ensitivity +alue 2'+3. a. 4reen 5ight ) '+ is less that 1.6.

b. 7ellow 5ight ) '+ is between 1.6 and 8. c. ed 5ight ) '+ is greater than 8.

Refreshing Data
Originally the +isio Drawing and Data files were placed in the following directory $,(9:anufacturing Diagrams%. To refresh the data when the data file resides in a different location use the following steps( 1. ight ,lick on the "#ternal Data window and choose $,onfigure efresh% ;. ,lick $,hange Data 'ource<% =. ,hoose $:icrosoft Office "#cel workbook%- then click $Ne#t >% ?. ,lick $@rowse<%- navigate to and select $FaultTreeData.#ls%- then click $Open% 6. ,lick $Ne#t >% A. ,lick $Ok% to select a new data source B. Cith $&'FailureD% as the range you want to use- and $First row of data contains column headings% checked- ,lick $Ne#t >% 8. ,lick $Ne#t >% to include all columns and all data E. ,lick $Finish% to e#it the Data 'elector 10. ,lick $Ok% to e#it the efresh Data dialog 11. ight ,lick on the "#ternal Data window and choose $ efresh Data% to refresh the data in the drawing.

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