CTA RAIL SYSTEM SAFETY ANALYSIS COMPUTER MODEL VOLUME II. USER'S MANUAL

A computer program to assist in the fault tree method of accident analysis was prepared for the CTA rail system. Volume Two is a User's Manual that describes the methodology and techniques necessary to develop the fault tree logic diagrams, the determination of cut sets, calculation of the data required as inputs and other essential information and procedures to the undertaking of a fault tree analysis. Volume I of this report contains a brief discussion of the human factors and reliability data used in the estimates of this material. A section dealing with the potential uses of the fault tree methodology has also been presented.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • See also Volume I, TRIS 377011.
• Corporate Authors:

  IIT Research Institute

  10 West 35th Street
  Chicago, IL  United States  60616

  Urban Mass Transportation Administration

  400 7th Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • WAKELEY, H
  • Pape, R
  • Mniszewski, K
  • Marek, S
• Publication Date: 1981-10

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 220 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Computer programs; Crash risk forecasting; Fault tree analysis; Forecasting; Rapid transit; Risk analysis; Risk assessment; Safety; Security
• Identifier Terms: Chicago Transit Authority
• Subject Areas: Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00377012
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: T06020 Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: G03501-2
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 30 1983 12:00AM