Software tools for risk analysis contribute to the quality control of products, notably by allowing the identification of their potential failure modes. The thesis work presented in this dissertation concerns the definition of a generic modeling framework suitable for building products and intended to serve as basis for the development of such a tool. This modeling framework is intended to allow a qualitative and unified representation of building systems and their modes of operation. The various objects that constitute it and their articulations are described and illustrated. A functional prototype tool is then developed on the basis of our work, and implemented through several studies.
