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Papers and Presentations By Title

A

Accident Investigation Using EEFTA; (fault tree analysis with a new "Evidence" gate)
C. Ericson
Advanced Concepts in Fault Tree Analysis; (referenced by many, read by few)
D. L. Haasl
An Analysis Strategy for Large Fault Trees;
J. D. Andrews
Analysis of Systems With Standby Dependencies;
J. D. Andrews, L. M. Ridley
Apsects of the Langley Research Center 8 Foot High Temperature Tunnel Risk Asessment;
M. V. Frank

B

Beauty and the Beast -- Use and Abuse of Fault Tree Analysis;
R. A. Long
 

C

Case Studies of Uncertainty Analysis in Reliability and Risk Assessment;
M. V. Frank
(tutorial)
Charlatan's Guide to Quickly Acquired Quackery;
P. L. Clemens 
(presentation)
Combinatorial Failure Probability Analysis Using MIL-STD-882C;
P. L. Clemens
(presentation)

D

Dependability Analysis of Hierachical Systems with Modular Imperfect Coverage;
L. Xing, J. B. Dugan
 
Dependency Modelling Using Fault Tree Analysis;
J. D. Andrews, J. B. Dugan
Dynamic Fault Tree Analysis for Software-Based Systems;
J. B. Dugan
(presentation)

E

Event Trees;
P. L. Clemens
  (a mini-tutorial)

F

Fault Tree Analysis;
J. D. Andrews
  (tutorial)
Fault Tree Analysis;
P. L. Clemens
  (tutorial)
Fault Tree Analysis;
C. Ericson
(tutorial)
  
Fault Tree Analysis -- A History;
C. Ericson
Fault Tree Analysis By Design;
C. Ericson
Fault Tree Analysis -- Common Misconceptions;
J. D. Andrews
 
Fault Tree Analysis of Computer-Based Systems;
J. Dugan
(tutorial)
Fault Tree and Markov Analysis Applied to Various Design Complexities;
J. D. Andrews, C. Ericson
Fault Tree in the Trenches -- A Success Story;
R. A. Long
 
FTAB -- A New Generation Computer Code for Fault Tree Analysis;
C. Ericson

G

Galileo -- A Tool Built From Mass-Market Applications;
D. Coppit, K. Sullivan
 
The Galileo Fault Tree Analysis Tool;
K. Sullivan, D. Coppit, J. B. Dugan
Galileo Probe Battery Lifetime Extension;
M. V. Frank
Generic Rules To Evaluate System-Failure Frequency
S. V. Amari
Getting the Most From Mission Success Fault Tree Analysis;
R. A. Long
  (tutorial)

H

The HESSI Probabilistic Risk Assessment: A Risk Analysis of an Explorer Program Spacecraft;
M. V. Frank

I

Introduction to Probabilistic Risk Assessment;
M. V. Frank
(tutorial)

L

Fault Tree in the Trenches -- A Success Story;
R. A. Long
(presentation)

M

Modeling Event Dependencies Using Disjoint Sets in Fault Trees;
D. W. Twigg, A. V. Ramesh, T. C. Sharma
A Modular Approach for Analyzing Static and Dynamic Fault Trees;
R. Gulati, J. B. Dugan

O

On the Use of Failure Intelligence;
S. M. Lainoff
The Opitimisation of Integrated Systems With Safety Methods
R. Vollmar

P

Pleasures of a Non-Conformist: On Being a Fault Tree Analyst;
S. M. Lainoff
Principles of Risk Communication: A Brief Primer From the Experience of A Risk Practitioner;
M. V. Frank
Probabilistic Risk Assessment;
T. Paulos
   (tutorial)
Progression of the Binary Decision Diagram Conversion Methods;
L. Bartlett
  

R

RAMS Introduction to PRA;
M. V. Frank (short paper)
Readings in System Safety; Bibliographies for the System Safety Engineer;
P. L. Clemens 
(presentation)
Reliability Considerations in the Mission Architecture of the Micro-Meteorology Mission to Mars;
M. V. Frank 
The Role of Fault Trees in Probabilistic Risk Assessment;
W. E. Vesely, R. A. Long 

S

Sensitivity Analysis of Modular Dynamic Fault Trees;
Y. Ou, J. B. Dugan
Separable Method for Incorporating Imperfect Fault-Coverage into Combinatorial Models;
S. V. Amari, J. B. Dugan, R. V. Misra
Sojourner -- PRA meets ET;
M. V. Frank
System Safety Scrapbook;
P. L. Clemens
(presentation)

T

To "Not" or Not to "NOT"; (a discussion on "NOT" gates -- believe it or not)
  J. D. Andrews
A Top-Down Approach to High-Consequence Fault Analysis for Software Systems;
E. L. Fronczak

U

Use and Abuse of Fault Tree Analysis;
R. A. Long
(tutorial)
Using Fault Trees to Assess Risk in an Operational Environment;
R. A. Pullen, S. Flanagan, J. D. Andrews

V

Variants of Classical Cutset Characterization (a humorous look at cutsets);
R. A. Long
View Through the Door of the SOFIA Project;
M. V. Frank
What the heck is a Minimal cutset? (And What Good is It)?;
R. A. Long (tutorial)

W

What to do When You Run Out of Computer?; (how to prune your fault tree)
C. Ericson

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