Abstract
ABSTRACT A review of recent developments in the modeling of dependent failures in reliability analyses is presented in this chapter. First the concept of dependent and common cause failures in reliability assessment is discussed. Later on, the classification of common cause failures, and defensive strategies against them are presented. Elements of the structured approach for qualitative and quantitative analyses of dependent failures that has been suggested and widely used e.g. by US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, is also reviewed. Some parametric models for common cause failures are discussed, including the estimation of model parameters. Finally, data sources and the analysis of common cause failure events are presented.
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