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Quantification of subsurface defects in reinforced concrete of bridges by unsupervised segmentation of IR images
This paper presents segmentation analysis of Infrared (IR images of reinforced concrete (RC blocks for characterisation and quantification of corrosion defects using unsupervised clustering. The IR images used in this study were collected during cool down process of RC slabs to laboratory environment temperature through convection heat exchange. The RC slabs were cast from a normal strength mix, typical for bridge construction in the UK and Ireland. The slabs had two steel rebars with protruding ends that were used for accelerated corrosion setups. Unsupervised clustering was conducted on IR images by applying k-means clustering method on normalised temperature readings in a region of interest. In this paper, the performance of clustering method to distinguish between environmental or surface effects and true bridge anomalies is studied, and the corrosion-affected concrete is quantified. Variation of thermal contrast and quantity of defective concrete during the experiments as well as discussion of the results in context provides a basis for improved implementation of IRT for RC structures and contributes to wider objectives of structural health monitoring (SHM.
Quantification of subsurface defects in reinforced concrete of bridges by unsupervised segmentation of IR images
This paper presents segmentation analysis of Infrared (IR images of reinforced concrete (RC blocks for characterisation and quantification of corrosion defects using unsupervised clustering. The IR images used in this study were collected during cool down process of RC slabs to laboratory environment temperature through convection heat exchange. The RC slabs were cast from a normal strength mix, typical for bridge construction in the UK and Ireland. The slabs had two steel rebars with protruding ends that were used for accelerated corrosion setups. Unsupervised clustering was conducted on IR images by applying k-means clustering method on normalised temperature readings in a region of interest. In this paper, the performance of clustering method to distinguish between environmental or surface effects and true bridge anomalies is studied, and the corrosion-affected concrete is quantified. Variation of thermal contrast and quantity of defective concrete during the experiments as well as discussion of the results in context provides a basis for improved implementation of IRT for RC structures and contributes to wider objectives of structural health monitoring (SHM.
Quantification of subsurface defects in reinforced concrete of bridges by unsupervised segmentation of IR images
Pedram, Masoud (author) / Taylor, Su (author) / Hamill, Gerard (author) / Robinson, Desmond (author)
2023-01-01
Pedram , M , Taylor , S , Hamill , G & Robinson , D 2023 , Quantification of subsurface defects in reinforced concrete of bridges by unsupervised segmentation of IR images . in Proceedings of the IABSE Symposium Istanbul 2023: Long Span Bridges . IABSE Reports , no. 119 , International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE) , Istanbul , pp. 835-845 , IABSE Symposium 2023- Istanbul-Turkey , Istanbul , Turkey , 26/04/2023 . https://doi.org/10.2749/istanbul.2023.0835
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Infrared Thermography (IRT) , Rebar corrosion , Reinforced Concrete (RC , Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) , Unsupervised clustering , /dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2200/2205 , name=Civil and Structural Engineering , /dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2200/2215 , name=Building and Construction , /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/industry_innovation_and_infrastructure , name=SDG 9 - Industry , Innovation , and Infrastructure , /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/sustainable_cities_and_communities , name=SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities , /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/responsible_consumption_and_production , name=SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
Tracking of Defects in Reinforced Concrete Bridges Using Digital Images
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Tracking of Defects in Reinforced Concrete Bridges Using Digital Images
| British Library Online Contents | 2016
Tracking of Defects in Reinforced Concrete Bridges Using Digital Images
| Online Contents | 2016
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