Fuzzy fault tree analysis of crane wire rope

International Journal of Performability Engineering

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 403-410

  Huang, Hong Zhong ^a   Miao, Qiang ^a   Wang, P ^b   Fan, X ^a   Yang, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRONIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b CHONGQING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

Author keywords

Assuring measure; Fault tree analysis; Fuzzy fault tree analysis; L R type triangular fuzzy numbers; Wire rope

Indexed keywords

CRANES; DECISION MAKING; FUZZY RULES; MEMBERSHIP FUNCTIONS; PROBABILITY; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; WIRE ROPE;

ASSURING MEASURE; FAILURE PROBABILITY; FAILURE RATE; FAULT TREE ANALYSES (FTA); FUZZY FAULT TREE ANALYSIS; INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS; L-R TYPE TRIANGULAR FUZZY NUMBER; LONG LASTING; STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS; TRIANGULAR FUZZY NUMBERS;

FAULT TREE ANALYSIS;

EID: 79957923094     PISSN: 09731318     EISSN: 29938341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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