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Simulation-assisted fault tree analysis

Simulation-assisted fault tree analysis (SA-FTA) combines the logical structure of classical fault tree analysis with Monte Carlo or discrete-event simulation to estimate the probability and timing of an undesired top event when component failures follow complex, non-exponential, or correlated probability distributions. The approach overcomes the analytical limitations of Boolean algebra-based FTA and is widely used in nuclear, aerospace, chemical process, and manufacturing reliability engineering.

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Simulation-Assisted Fault Tree Analysis

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Vesely, W. E., Goldberg, F. F., Roberts, N. H., & Haasl, D. F. (1981). Fault Tree Handbook. US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, NUREG-0492. · URL
Zio, E. (2013). The Monte Carlo Simulation Method for System Reliability and Risk Analysis. Springer. · ISBN 978-1447145882

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