• 대한원격탐사학회지
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• 제39권4호
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• pp.371-393
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• 2023

Crack detection in structures plays a vital role in ensuring their safety, durability, and reliability. Traditional crack detection methods sometimes need significant manual inspections, which are laborious, expensive, and prone to error by humans. Deep learning algorithms, which can learn intricate features from large-scale datasets, have emerged as a viable option for automated crack detection recently. This study presents an in-depth review of crack detection methods used till now, like image processing, traditional machine learning, and deep learning methods. Specifically, it will provide a comparative analysis of crack detection methods using deep learning, aiming to provide insights into the advancements, challenges, and future directions in this field. To facilitate comparative analysis, this study surveys publicly available crack detection datasets and benchmarks commonly used in deep learning research. Evaluation metrics employed to check the performance of different models are discussed, with emphasis on accuracy, precision, recall, and F1-score. Moreover, this study provides an in-depth analysis of recent studies and highlights key findings, including state-of-the-art techniques, novel architectures, and innovative approaches to address the shortcomings of the existing methods. Finally, this study provides a summary of the key insights gained from the comparative analysis, highlighting the potential of deep learning in revolutionizing methodologies for crack detection. The findings of this research will serve as a valuable resource for researchers in the field, aiding them in selecting appropriate methods for crack detection and inspiring further advancements in this domain.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.779-789
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• 2021

Cracks in railway sleeper are an inevitable condition and has a significant influence on the safety of railway system. Although the technology of railway sleeper condition monitoring using machine learning (ML) models has been widely applied, the crack recognition accuracy is still in need of improvement. In this paper, a two-stage method using edge detection and convolutional neural network (CNN) is proposed to reduce the burden of computing for detecting cracks in railway sleepers with high accuracy. In the first stage, the edge detection is carried out by using the 3×3 neighborhood range algorithm to find out the possible crack areas, and a series of mathematical morphology operations are further used to eliminate the influence of noise targets to the edge detection results. In the second stage, a CNN model is employed to classify the results of edge detection. Through the analysis of abundant images of sleepers with cracks, it is proved that the cracks detected by the neighborhood range algorithm are superior to those detected by Sobel and Canny algorithms, which can be classified by proposed CNN model with high accuracy.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.47-65
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• 2012

The presence of crack-like defects in mechanical and structural elements produces failures during their service life that in some cases can be catastrophic. So, the early detection of the fatigue cracks is particularly important because they grow rapidly, with a propagation velocity that increases exponentially, and may lead to long out-of-service periods, heavy damages of machines and severe economic consequences. In this work, a non-destructive method for the detection and identification of elliptical cracks in shafts based on stress wave propagation is proposed. The propagation of a stress wave in a cracked shaft has been numerically analyzed and numerical results have been used to detect and identify the crack through the genetic algorithm optimization method. The results obtained in this work allow the development of an on-line method for damage detection and identification for cracked shaft-like components using an easy and portable dynamic testing device.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.727-739
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• 2018

Crack is the most common typical feature of concrete deterioration, so routine monitoring and health assessment become essential for identifying failures and to set up an appropriate rehabilitation strategy in order to extend the service life of concrete structures. At present, image segmentation algorithms have been applied to crack analysis based on inspection images of concrete structures. The results of crack segmentation offering crack information, including length, width, and area is helpful to assist inspectors in surface inspection of concrete structures. This study proposed an algorithm of image segmentation enhancement, named morphological segmentation based on edge detection-II (MSED-II), to concrete crack segmentation. Several concrete pavement and building surfaces were imaged as the study materials. In addition, morphological operations followed by cross-curvature evaluation (CCE), an image segmentation technique of linear patterns, were also tested to evaluate their performance in concrete crack segmentation. The result indicates that MSED-II compared to CCE can lead to better quality of concrete crack segmentation. The least area, length, and width measurement errors of the concrete cracks are 5.68%, 0.23%, and 0.00%, respectively, that proves MSED-II effective for automatic measurement of concrete cracks.

• 정보처리학회논문지:소프트웨어 및 데이터공학
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• 제8권11호
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• pp.449-456
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• 2019

본 논문은 진공을 이용한 흡착방식과 바퀴형 이동방식을 사용하는 벽면 이동로봇의 구성과 이러한 임베디드 환경에 적합하고 기계학습에 기반한 벽면 균열 자동 검출 알고리즘의 성능 비교에 관한 연구이다. 임베디드 시스템 환경에서 객체 학습을 위해 YOLO 등 최근에 시도된 학습 방법들을 적용하여 성능을 비교, 검토하였으며 기존의 에지 검출 알고리즘들과도 성능을 비교하였다. 결국, 본 연구에서는 균열검출을 잘하며 임베디드 환경에도 적합한 최적의 기계학습방법을 선택하고 기존 방법과 성능을 비교하여 우수성을 제시하였다. 또한, 검출된 균열의 영상을 저장하고 위치 정보를 추정하여 균열에 대한 정보를 관리자 기기로 전송하는 지능적인 문제해결 기능을 구축하였다.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.385-395
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• 2022

Detecting cracks on a concrete structure is crucial for structural maintenance, a crack being an indicator of possible damage. Conventional crack detection methods which include visual inspection and non-destructive equipment, are typically limited to a small region and require time-consuming processes. Recently, to reduce the human intervention in the inspections, various researchers have sought computer vision-based crack analyses: One class is filter-based methods, which effectively transforms the image to detect crack edges. The other class is using deep-learning algorithms. For example, convolutional neural networks have shown high precision in identifying cracks in an image. However, when the objective is to classify not only the existence of crack but also the types of cracks, only a few studies have been reported, limiting their practical use. Thus, the presented study develops an image processing procedure that detects cracks and classifies crack types; whether the image contains a crazing-type, single crack, or multiple cracks. The properties and steps in the algorithm have been developed using field-obtained images. Subsequently, the algorithm is validated from additional 227 images obtained from an open database. For test datasets, the proposed algorithm showed accuracy of 92.8% in average. In summary, the developed algorithm can precisely classify crazing-type images, while some single crack images may misclassify into multiple cracks, yielding conservative results. As a result, the successful results of the presented study show potentials of using vision-based technologies for providing crack information with reduced human intervention.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.1107-1132
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• 2015

A damage detection algorithm based on neuro fuzzy hybrid system is presented in this study for location and severity predictions of cracks in beam-like structures. A combination of eigenfrequencies and rotation deviation curves are utilized as input to the soft computing technique. Both single and multiple damage cases are considered. Theoretical expressions leading to modal properties of damaged beam elements are provided. The beam formulation is based on Euler-Bernoulli theory. The cracked section of beam is simulated employing discrete spring model whose compliance is computed from stress intensity factors of fracture mechanics. A hybrid neuro fuzzy technique is utilized to solve the inverse problem of crack identification. Two different neuro fuzzy systems including grid partitioning (GP) and subtractive clustering (SC) are investigated for the highlighted problem. Several error metrics are utilized for evaluating the accuracy of the hybrid algorithms. The study is the first in terms of 1) using the two models of neuro fuzzy systems in crack detection and 2) considering multiple damages in beam elements employing the fused neuro fuzzy procedures. At the end of the study, the developed hybrid models are tested by utilizing the noise-contaminated data. Considering the robustness of the models, they can be employed as damage identification algorithms in health monitoring of beam-like structures.

• 한국ITS학회 논문지
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.155-163
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• 2019

본 연구에서는 대전광역시 주요 간선도로인 유성대로를 대상으로 드론을 통해 취득한 노면 영상데이터를 기반으로 물체탐지알고리즘(Object Detection algorithm) 가운데 Tiny-YOLO-V2와 Faster-RCNN을 활용하여 아스팔트 도로노면의 균열을 인식, 균열유형을 구분하고 실험 결과차이를 비교하였다. 분석결과, Faster-RCNN의 mAP는 71%이고 Tiny-YOLO-V2의 mAP는 33%로 측정되었으며, 이는 1stage Detection인 YOLO계열 알고리즘보다 2Stage Detection인 Faster-RCNN 계열의 알고리즘이 도로노면의 균열을 확인하고 분리하는데 더 좋은 성능을 보인다는 것을 확인하였다. 향후, 드론과 인공지능형 균열검지시스템을 이용한 도로자산관리체계(Infrastructure Asset Management) 구축방안 마련을 통해 효율적이고 경제적인 도로 유지관리 의사결정 지원 시스템 구축 및 운영 환경을 조성할 수 있을 것이라 판단된다.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제78권5호
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• pp.599-610
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• 2021

Early detection of small concrete crack or reinforcement corrosion is necessary for Structural Health Monitoring (SHM). Global vibration based methods are advantageous over local methods because of simple equipment installation and cost efficiency. Among vibration based techniques, FRF based methods are preferred over modal based methods. In this study, a new coupled method using frequency response function (FRF) and proper orthogonal modes (POM) is proposed by using the dynamic characteristic of a damaged beam. For the numerical simulation, wave finite element (WFE), coupled with traditional finite element (FE) method is used for effectively incorporating the damage related information and faster computation. As reported in literature, hybrid combination of wave function based wave finite element method and shape function based finite element method can addresses the mid frequency modelling difficulty as it utilises the advantages of both the methods. It also reduces the dynamic matrix dimension. The algorithms are implemented on a three-dimensional reinforced concrete beam. Damage is modelled and studied for two scenarios, i.e., crack in concrete and rebar corrosion. Single and multiple damage locations with different damage length are also considered. The proposed methodology is found to be very sensitive to both single- and multiple- damage while being computationally efficient at the same time. It is observed that the detection of damage due to corrosion is more challenging than that of concrete crack. The similarity index obtained from the damage parameters shows that it can be a very effective indicator for appropriately indicating initiation of damage in concrete structure in the form of spread corrosion or invisible crack.

• 콘크리트학회논문집
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.361-368
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• 2005

이 연구의 목적은 디지털 카메라나 비디오 카메라로 촬영된 콘크리트 표면 균열 화상에서 컴퓨터가 자동으로 균열을 검출하고 균열의 폭, 길이, 방향을 계산할 수 있는 알고리즘을 개발하는 것이다. 개발한 알고리즘의 기본 구조는 기존의 연구 결과들과 유사하며, 기존 연구들과의 차이점은 다음과 같다 (1) 빈의 영향을 제거하기 위한 모폴로지 기법의 적용, (2) 개선된 이진화 기법과 형상 분석을 통한 검출 성능 향상, (3) 폭, 길이, 방향 계산을 위한 세부 알고리즘을 제시한 것이다. 제시한 알고리즘의 유효성을 검증하기 위하여 MATLAB 언어를 이용하여 알고리즘을 구현하였으며, 디지털 카메라를 통하여 얻은 실제 균열 화상을 사용하여 시험하였다. 시험결과는 제시한 알고리즘이 균열을 정확히 검출할 수 있음을 나타냈으며, 이 연구에서 제시한 방법으로 계산한 균열의 폭, 길이, 그리고 방향의 값을 균열 폭 측정 현미경, 자, 그리고 각도기로 계측한 값과 비교한 결과 거의 일치된 결과가 나타났다.