Fuzzy fault tree analysis: A review of concept and application

International Journal of System Assurance Engineering and Management

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 19-32

  Mahmood, Y A ^a,c   Ahmadi, A ^a   Verma, A K ^b   Srividya, A ^b   Kumar, U ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b WESTERN NORWAY UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MOSUL   (Iraq)

Author keywords

Fault tree analysis; Fuzzy fault tree analysis; Fuzzy reliability

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER CIRCUITS; FUZZY LOGIC; FUZZY SET THEORY; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CURRENT STATUS; FAILURE LOGIC; FAILURE POSSIBILITY; FAULT TREE ANALYSES (FTA); FUZZY FAULT TREE ANALYSIS; FUZZY IMPORTANCES; FUZZY RELIABILITY; LINGUISTIC VARIABLE;

FAULT TREE ANALYSIS;

FAILURE; FUZZY LOGIC; RELIABILITY;

EID: 84874611871     PISSN: 09756809     EISSN: 09764348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13198-013-0145-x     Document Type: Review

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