FAULT TREE ANALYSIS
(FTA)
Fault Tree Analysis
top-down, deductive failure analysis
FAULT TREE DIAGRAM
Fault Tree Analysis
analyzed using Boolean logic to
combine a series of lower-level events.
FAULT TREE DIAGRAM
EVENT SYMBOLS
Primary Events
Event Symbols
Primary
Events
Basic Event
failure or error in a system component or element
Event Symbols
Primary
Events
External Event
normally expected to occur
Event Symbols
Primary
Events
Undeveloped Event
an event about which insufficient information is
available, or which is of no consequence
Event Symbols
Primary
Events
Conditioning Event
conditions that restrict or affect logic gates
EVENT SYMBOLS
Intermediate Events
Event Symbols
Intermediate
Events
Intermediate Event
can be used immediately above a primary event to
provide more room to type the event description
Event Symbols
Primary Events Intermediate Events
Basic External Intermediate
Undeveloped Conditioning
FAULT TREE DIAGRAM
GATE SYMBOLS
Fault Tree Analysis
Gate
Symbols
OR Gate
the output occurs if any input occurs.
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Gate
Symbols
AND Gate
the output occurs only if all inputs occur
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Fault Tree Analysis
Gate
Symbols
Exclusive OR Gate
the output occurs if exactly one input occurs
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Fault Tree Analysis
Gate
Symbols
Priority AND Gate
the output occurs if the inputs occur in a specific
sequence specified by a conditioning event
FAULT TREE DIAGRAM
Fault Tree Analysis
Gate
Symbols
Inhibit Gate
the output occurs if the input occurs under an enabling
condition specified by a conditioning event
Analysis
FTA
Fault Tree Analysis
Step 1:
Identify the Hazard
Fault Tree Analysis
Step 2:
Obtain Understanding of the
System Being Analyzed
Fault Tree Analysis
Step 3:
Create the Fault Tree
Fault Tree Analysis
Step 4:
Evaluate the Fault Tree
Fault Tree Analysis
Step 5:
Mitigate the Risk
Fault Tree Analysis
Step 1: Identify the Hazard
Step 2: Obtain Understanding of the System Being
Analyzed
Step 3: Create the Fault Tree
Step 4: Evaluate the Fault Tree
Step 5: Mitigate the Risk