Computerized fault tree construction for a train braking system

Quality and Reliability Engineering International

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 299-309

  Henry, J J ^a,b,c   Andrews, J D ^a,d,e,f  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c Loughborough University ^*  (United Kingdom)

^d BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e British Gas Exploration and Production   (United Kingdom)

^f Institution of Mechanical Engineers   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fault tree analyses; Reliability; Risk; Safety

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BRAKES; COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; DECISION TABLES; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

FAULT TREE AUTOMATION; TRAIN BRAKING SYSTEM;

FAILURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031222260     PISSN: 07488017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1638(199709/10)13:5<299::AID-QRE111>3.0.CO;2-D     Document Type: Article

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