An application of fuzzy fault tree analysis for spread mooring systems

Ocean Engineering

Volumn 38, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 285-294

  Mentes, Ayhan ^a   Helvacioglu, Ismail H ^a  

^a ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Fault tree analysis; Fuzzy fault tree analysis; Fuzzy set theory; Fuzzy weighted index; Risk assessment; Spread mooring system

Indexed keywords

FAILURE RATE; FAULT DIAGNOSIS; FUZZY ENVIRONMENTS; FUZZY FAULT TREE; FUZZY FAULT TREE ANALYSIS; HAZARD IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN ERRORS; OPERATIONAL FAILURES; RISK ANALYSIS METHODS; SPREAD MOORING SYSTEMS; SYSTEM COMPONENTS; WEIGHTED INDEX;

ERRORS; FUZZY LOGIC; FUZZY SET THEORY; FUZZY SETS; MOORING; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RELIABILITY; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

FAULT TREE ANALYSIS;

ERROR ANALYSIS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; MOORING SYSTEM; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 79151484001     PISSN: 00298018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2010.11.003     Document Type: Article

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