This document will provide a risk assessment, with the use of FTA, for the International Space Station. |
Table of Contents
I. Introduction………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2 II. Sources of Project Risk in Construction……………………………………………………………………………….. 3 A. Timeline…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 3 B. Costs………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 4 C. International Collaboration……………………………………………………………………………………. 5 D. Infrastructure and Complexity of Project……………………………………………………………….. 6 III. Systems to Address in Construction Project Risks………………………………………………………………. 7 A. Technology and Integration……………………………………………………………………………………. 7 B. People……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 7 C. Testing and Verification…………………………………………………………………………………………. 8 IV. Catastrophic Failure Fault Tree………………………………………………………………………………………….. 8 A. Catastrophic Failure Fault Tree……………………………………………………………………………. 10 V. Discussion of Catastrophic Failure Fault Tree……………………………………………………………………. 11 A. Reduced Risks………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 11 B. Mitigated Risks…………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 11 C. Avoided Risks……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 12 VI. Smaller Risk Fault Trees……………………………………………………………………………………………………. 13 A. Fault Tree Two: Risk of Collision…………………………………………………………………………… 13 B. Discussion of Fault Tree Two……………………………………………………………………………….. 14 C. Fault Tree Three: Fire…………………………………………………………………………………………… 15 D. Discussion of Fault Tree Three……………………………………………………………………………… 16 VII. Summary…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 17 VIII. Work Cited………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 18
I. Introduction One of the most challenging aspects of a project is meeting requirements and milestones
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