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This chapter presents a status of common cause failure (CCF) modeling. The well known betafactor model is still the most commonly used CCF model. The strengths and limitations of this model are therefore outlined together with approaches to establish plant specific beta-factors. Several more advanced CCF models are also described with a special focus on the new multiple beta-factor model. Problems relating to data availability and estimation of the unknown parameters of the various models are discussed, and ideas for further research are suggested.
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Hokstad, P., Rausand, M. (2008). Common Cause Failure Modeling: Status and Trends. In: Misra, K.B. (eds) Handbook of Performability Engineering. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84800-131-2_39
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