Event Tree Analysis (ETA) is a forward-looking method used to evaluate the outcomes of hazardous events. For each failure mode, we start with an initiating event that can trigger the failure mode ...

A fault tree pinpoints causes and effects, with an emphasis on why processes break down. This analysis is articulated in a flow chart with the final result at the top and contributing factors below.

For this purpose, the event tree method based on the Ishikawa diagram, also known as the cause/effect diagram, is recognized as an efficient method. The event tree is an inductive analysis method ...

This paper proposes a simple method to deal with latent conditions in FTA (fault tree analysis) based on the detectability of basic events. In FTA analysis, the system failure occurs if all basic ...

This paper is concerned with ETA (event-tree analysis) where the branch point event causes are defined using fault trees. Attention is on the nontrivial situation where there are dependencies amongst ...