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Predicting characteristics of cracks in concrete structure using convolutional neural network and image processing
University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila, Pakistan.
University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila, Pakistan.
University of Gävle, Faculty of Engineering and Sustainable Development, Department of Building Engineering, Energy Systems and Sustainability Science, Energy Systems and Building Technology.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-9431-7820
University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila, Pakistan.
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2023 (English)In: Frontiers in Materials, E-ISSN 2296-8016, Vol. 10, article id 1210543Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

The degradation of infrastructures such as bridges, highways, buildings, and dams has been accelerated due to environmental and loading consequences. The most popular method for inspecting existing concrete structures has been visual inspection. Inspectors assess defects visually based on their engineering expertise, competence, and experience. This method, however, is subjective, tiresome, inefficient, and constrained by the requirement for access to multiple components of complex structures. The angle, width, and length of the crack allow us to figure out the cause of the propagation and extent of the damage, and rehabilitation can be suggested based on them. This research proposes an algorithm based on a pre-trained convolutional neural network (CNN) and image processing (IP) to obtain the crack angle, width, endpoint length, and actual path length in a concrete structure. The results show low relative errors of 2.19%, 14.88%, and 1.11%, respectively for the crack angle, width, and endpoint length from the CNN and IP methods developed in this research. The actual path length is found to be 14.69% greater than the crack endpoint length. When calculating the crack length, it is crucial to consider its irregular shape and the likelihood that its actual path length will be greater than the direct distance between the endpoints. This study suggests measurement methods that precisely consider the crack shape to estimate its actual path length.

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Frontiers , 2023. Vol. 10, article id 1210543
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concrete, convolutional neural network, image processing, crack angle, crack width, crack length
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Civil Engineering
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-42734DOI: 10.3389/fmats.2023.1210543ISI: 001033601200001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85165179078OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hig-42734DiVA, id: diva2:1781564
Available from: 2023-07-10 Created: 2023-07-10 Last updated: 2023-08-11Bibliographically approved

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