Research on the Causal Analysis and Prevention of Rail Transit Accidents Based on Accident Trees
This study investigates the causative factors and prevention strategies for rail transit accidents using fault tree analysis(FTA).Initially,the analysis covers three aspects:types of accidents,their characteristics,and the reasons for their occurrence.Subsequently,three types of fault trees are established for train fires,train conflicts,and train derailment,followed by the calculation of minimal cut sets,minimal path sets,and the structural importance of basic events.Finally,the effectiveness of the proposed method is validated through a case study of the 4.2 Taiwan train derailment incident.Findings indicate that,in addition to focusing on human and vehicle factors,greater emphasis should be placed on the construction of external infrastructure protection and the application of technological means(such as electronic monitoring)to effectively reduce the occurrence of accidents.