The concept of Value of Information (VoI) has attracted significant attentions within the civil engineering community over especially the last decade. Triggered by the increasing focus on structural health monitoring, availability of data and emerging techniques of Big Data analysis and Artificial Intelligence, important insights on how to take benefit from VoI in structural integrity management have been gained. This literature review starts out with a summary of the historical developments and contains (1) a summary of two different VoI analysis origins, (2) a compilation of existing VoI analyses research and (3) current engineering interpretations and applications of VoI in the field of civil and infrastructure engineering. VoI analysis has roots in communication theory and Bayesian decision analysis in conjunction with utility theory. Starting point is thus taken in brief introduction of these theoretical foundations, followed by a discussion on the relevant modelling aspects such as information, probability and utility modelling. A detailed review of relevant existing research is presented, divided into the following main areas: computational methods, optimal sensor placement and engineering risk management. Finally, by way of conclusion and outlook, challenges and some promising directions for VoI analysis in the field of civil and infrastructure engineering are identified.

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信息分析在土木和基础设施工程中的价值：综述

信息价值（VoI）的概念在过去十年中引起了土木工程界的广泛关注。随着人们越来越关注结构健康监控，数据的可用性以及新兴的大数据分析和人工智能技术，已经获得了关于如何在结构完整性管理中从VoI中受益的重要见解。这篇文献综述从历史发展的概述开始，包含（1）两种不同VoI分析起源的概述，（2）现有VoI分析研究的汇编，以及（3）VoI在该领域的当前工程学解释和应用。土木工程和基础设施工程。VoI分析源于传播理论和贝叶斯决策分析以及效用理论。因此，首先简要介绍这些理论基础，然后再讨论相关的建模方面，例如信息，概率和效用建模。提出了对相关现有研究的详细审查，分为以下主要领域：计算方法，最佳传感器放置和工程风险管理。最后，通过总结和展望，确定了在土木和基础设施工程领域进行VoI分析的挑战和一些有希望的方向。计算方法，最佳传感器放置和工程风险管理。最后，通过总结和展望，确定了在土木和基础设施工程领域进行VoI分析的挑战和一些有希望的方向。计算方法，最佳传感器放置和工程风险管理。最后，通过总结和展望，确定了在土木和基础设施工程领域进行VoI分析的挑战和一些有希望的方向。