Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) forms the cornerstone of systematic investigations into potential failures within complex engineering systems. By utilising logical diagrams comprised of gates such as ...

A fault tree analysis of a car starting system is presented as an example. SAE International is a global association of more than 128,000 engineers and related technical experts in the aerospace, ...

These data are interpreted in terms of a "fault tree analysis, " an operations research technique that identifies potential points of failure in technical systems in order to study patterns of use, ...