The optimal decisions to maintain or improve the reliability and functionality of structures and infrastructure systems

can only be achieved through proper integrated management planning in a life-cycle comprehensive framework.
Structure and Infrastructure Engineering (SIE) is an international journal dedicated to recent advances
inmaintenance, management, and life-cycle performance of a wide range of infrastructures. The purpose of this
article is to provide a brief review of the recent research accomplishments in the field of design, maintenance, life-
cycle management, and optimisation of structures and infrastructures reported in papers published in SIE during the
period 2005–2011. The papers are categorised under main topics and very briefly discussed.