www.elsevier.com/locate/ress Author’s Accepted Manuscript The role of network theory and object-oriented modeling within a framework for the vulnerability analysis of critical infrastructures Irene Eusgeld, Wolfgang Kröger, Giovanni Sansavini, Markus Schläpfer, Enrico Zio PII: S0951-8320(08)00263-9 DOI: doi:10.1016/j.ress.2008.10.011 Reference: RESS 4108 To appear in: Reliability Engineering and System Safety Received date: 1 July 2008 Revised date: 30 October 2008 Accepted date: 31 October 2008 Cite this article as: Irene Eusgeld, Wolfgang Kröger, Giovanni Sansavini, Markus Schläpfer and Enrico Zio, The role of network theory and object-oriented modeling within a frame- work for the vulnerability analysis of critical infrastructures, Reliability Engineering and System Safety (2008), doi:10.1016/j.ress.2008.10.011 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting galley proof before it is published in its final citable form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.