Application of the digraph method of fault tree construction to a complex control configuration

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1990, Pages 357-384

  Andrews, John ^a   Brennan, Gerry ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b British Gas Exploration and Production   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAS PIPELINES--RELIABILITY; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES--TREES;

COMPLEX CONTROL CONFIGURATIONS; DIGRAPH METHOD; FAULT TREE CONSTRUCTION;

PROCESS CONTROL;

EID: 0025210927     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0951-8320(90)90120-C     Document Type: Article

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