Accurate extraction and measurement of fine cracks from concrete block surface image

Atsushi Ito, Yoshimitsu Aoki, Shuji Hashimoto

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Abstract

Measurement and analysis of cracks on the surface of reinforced concrete can be an effective key for diagnosing quake-proofness of a construction or measuring material fatigue. The conventional method of diagnosis is to analyze cracks using a sketch manually produced by inspection engineers, however it takes a fairly long time and lacks quantitative objectivity. This paper proposes an automatic detection and analysis system for concrete block inspection. By employing a high-resolution camera, the cracks and displacement features are automatically extracted using an integrated image processing techniques. Utilizing the proposed method, the crack scale can be measured with sub-pixel order accuracy. Automatic feature extraction and quantitative analysis of cracks are implemented to make the system efficient tool for assisting specialists in inspection procedures.

Original languageEnglish
Pages2202-2207
Number of pages6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2002 Dec 1
Externally publishedYes
EventProceedings of the 2002 28th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society - Sevilla, Spain
Duration: 2002 Nov 52002 Nov 8

Other

OtherProceedings of the 2002 28th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society
Country/TerritorySpain
CitySevilla
Period02/11/502/11/8

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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