Fault and Event Tree Analyses for Process Systems Risk Analysis: Uncertainty Handling Formulations

Risk Analysis

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 86-107

  Ferdous, Refaul ^a   Khan, Faisal ^a   Sadiq, Rehan ^b   Amyotte, Paul ^c   Veitch, Brian ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Event tree analysis (ETA); Fault tree analysis (FTA); Interdependence; likelihoods; Quantitative risk analysis (QRA); Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EVENT TREE ANALYSIS; FAULT-TREES; INTERDEPENDENCE; LIKELIHOODS; QUANTITATIVE RISK ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY;

FAULT TREE ANALYSIS; FUZZY LOGIC; FUZZY SET THEORY; FUZZY SETS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RELIABILITY; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EMPLOYMENT; PROBABILITY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 78650543064     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2010.01475.x     Document Type: Article

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