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Fault Tree Analysis

Fault tree analysis (FTA) is a method used in safety and reliability engineering to examine system failures and reduce risks. It is applicable in various high-hazard industries such as aerospace, nuclear power, and pharmaceuticals, as well as in software engineering for debugging. FTA involves creating a fault tree diagram to classify system failure conditions based on severity and is closely related to functional hazard analysis.

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Fault Tree Analysis

Fault tree analysis (FTA) is a method used in safety and reliability engineering to examine system failures and reduce risks. It is applicable in various high-hazard industries such as aerospace, nuclear power, and pharmaceuticals, as well as in software engineering for debugging. FTA involves creating a fault tree diagram to classify system failure conditions based on severity and is closely related to functional hazard analysis.

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Fault tree analysis (FTA) is a type of failure
analysis in which an undesired state of a system
is examined. This analysis method is mainly used
in safety engineering and reliability engineering
to understand how systems can fail, to identify
the best ways to reduce risk and to determine (or
get a feeling for) event rates of a safety accident
or a particular system level (functional) failure.
FTA is used in the aerospace,[1] nuclear power,
chemical and process,[2][3][4] pharmaceutical,[5]
petrochemical and other high-hazard industries;
but is also used in fields as diverse as risk factor
identification relating to social service system
failure.[6] FTA is also used in software
engineering for debugging purposes and is
closely related to cause-elimination technique
used to detect bugs.

A fault tree diagram

In aerospace, the more general term "system


failure condition" is used for the "undesired
state" / top event of the fault tree. These
conditions are classified by the severity of their
effects. The most severe conditions require the
most extensive fault tree analysis. These system
failure conditions and their classification are
often previously determined in the functional
hazard analysis.

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analytical methods

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