This study aims at developing a validation method for the rational association between the
design deviations, possible damage/fracture modes, and the eventual failure modes using …

Fault tree analysis (FTA) is a method of analyzing and visualizing the causes of a fault using
a fault tree diagram (FT diagram), which has a tree structure with logical steps. Design …

Offshore oil and gas exploitation is principally conducted using dry or wet tree systems,
otherwise called the subsea Xmas tree system. Due to the shift to deeper waters, subsea …

In this paper the authors propose computerized support for Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) based
on new knowledge management in product design. FTA is a method of analyzing and …

近年, 科学技術の目覚ましい発展により, それまでに実現できなかった多様な機能を有する製品が
開発・製造され, 世界中で広く販売されている. そのような製品の機能を決定付けるのは, 半導体 …

In recent years, with globalization in industry, there is a concern about increase of defects
caused by using products in unexpected ways. To solve this problem, a method to predict …

The authors propose computerized support for Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) based on new
knowledge management in product design. FTA is a method of analyzing and visualizing the …

Recently, industries and society have been facing advanced, complicated and uncertain
problems. Therefore, we need design engineering and science to solve such problems …

An event is classified as a fault of hardware or a fault of a system or a control system. When
the event is classified as the fault of the hardware, the event is expanded into lower events …

Fault tree analysis (FTA) is an effective method of ensuring the security and safety of the
product by identifying all the possible causes of the problem and fixing them. However, it is …