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Fault Tree Analysis

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Symbols of Fault Tree Analysis

For drawing a fault tree diagram, you can use logic gates and symbols along with
specific Fault Tree Analysis shapes. There is an article to introduce fault tree analysis
symbols.

The first failure event is a circle. The house like symbol describes the external event. This
event is either expected to occur or average. An undeveloped event gets indicated with a
symbol that doesn't need any further investigation or breakdown or analysis because of a
lack of information.

A restriction on an event gets represented through a conditioning event. A Boolean


relationship describes different outcomes.

Gate Symbols
AND Gate - If all conditions of input meet, this event occurs.
OR Gate - This event occurs when at least one of the event happens.
Priority AND Gate - It is a restricted scenario where the event occurs only after the
fulfillment of certain conditions.
Exclusive OR Gate - It's opposite to the Priority AND Gate. The event occurs after one
condition meets, and not all.
Inhibit Gate - This event will occur after happening of all events described in a conditional
event.

Events
It includes the following shapes.
External Event- A house symbol is generally accepted to occur.
Basic/Primary Event - A circle depicts an error or failure in an element or system
component.
Undeveloped Event - This event requires no more investigation due to a lack of information
resources.
Conditioning Event - It is a restriction, especially on the logic gate.
Intermediate Event - In this event, there are detailed descriptions of events, and they are
above a primary event.
Purpose of Fault Tree Analysis

 The main goal is to determine potential causes in system failure after the happening
of an undesirable event.
 The probability of top events can also be evaluated using statistical or analytical
methods.
 The calculations involved serve the primary purpose of maintainable and reliable
information such as failure rate, failure probability, and repair rate.

Benefits of Fault Tree Analysis

 A visual representational record of a system is determined to show the logical


relationships between causes and events that lead to system failure.
 The analysis helps others to understand the results and pinpoint the weaknesses
quickly.
 At the same time, it also lays the foundation for any further evaluation and analysis.
 When you make upgrades or changes to the system, with Fault Tree Analysis, you
already have steps for possible changes and effects.
 A Fault Tree diagram can also be used to maintain procedures and design quality
tests.

Limitations of Fault Tree Analysis

 You need to foresee and evaluate first the undesired event. Thus, you have to
anticipate all contributing factors to the cause.
 The effort sometimes may prove to be very expensive and time-consuming unless
you equip certain skills to analyze the FTA yourself.
 If the reader doesn’t possess skills, then Fault Tree Analysis may not be desirable
to use.
Fault Tree Analysis VS. Event Tree Analysis

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