Advanced Fault Tree Analysis for Improved Quality and Risk Assessment

Jussi-Pekka Penttinen, Timo Lehtinen

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    Abstract

    Traditional fault tree analysis (FTA) has formed a common language for the modelling and analysis of risks of complex systems. The approach can be used for a large variety of cases, and several tools exists for the method. Advanced FTA is needed to apply the FTA approach also for dynamic systems with time dependent activities. The traditional FTA is extended by including for example modelling and simulation of operation or phase changes of the systems, stochasticity and delays of relations, and maintenance actions for the components. The rules between the failures and other simulated properties are defined by including Java-based scripts to the model. This allows a great freedom to model any type of dynamic situations. A tool named ELMAS has been created to make the use of the advanced FTA approach as straightforward as possible. It allows to model the static and simple relations by using the traditional FTA method. Complex and dynamic relations are included by using modules that can be freely defined based on the needs of the case.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationProceedings of the 10th World Congress on Engineering Asset Management (WCEAM 2015)
    EditorsKari Koskinen, Helena Kortelainen, Jussi Aaltonen, Teuvo Uusitalo, Kari Komonen, Joseph Mathew, Jouko Laitinen
    PublisherSpringer International Publishing Switzerland
    Pages471-478
    Number of pages8
    ISBN (Electronic)978-3-319-27064-7
    ISBN (Print)978-3-319-27062-3
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 26 Mar 2016
    Publication typeA4 Article in conference proceedings
    EventWorld Congress on Engineering Asset Management -
    Duration: 1 Jan 1900 → …

    Publication series

    NameLecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering
    PublisherSpringer International Publishing Switzerland
    ISSN (Print)2195-4356

    Conference

    ConferenceWorld Congress on Engineering Asset Management
    Period1/01/00 → …

    Publication forum classification

    • Publication forum level 1

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