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.
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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
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GATE SYMBOLS
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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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Gate
Symbols

Exclusive OR Gate
the output occurs if exactly one input occurs
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Gate
Symbols

Priority AND Gate

the output occurs if the inputs occur in a specific
sequence specified by a conditioning event
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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

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Step 2:

Obtain Understanding of the

System Being Analyzed
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Step 3:

Create the Fault Tree

Fault Tree Analysis

Step 4:

Evaluate the Fault Tree

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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