Loverdos, D and Sarhosis, V orcid.org/0000-0002-5748-7679 (2022) Automatic image-based brick segmentation and crack detection of masonry walls using machine learning. Automation in Construction, 140. 104389. ISSN 0926-5805
Abstract
This paper aims to improve automation in brick segmentation and crack detection of masonry walls through image-based techniques and machine learning. Initially, a large dataset of hand-labelled images of different in colour, texture, and size of brickwork masonry walls has been developed. Then, different deep learning networks (U-Net, DeepLabV3+, U-Net (SM), LinkNet (SM), and FPN (SM)) were utilised and their quality was assessed. Furthermore, the ability to generate geometric models of masonry structures and the evaluation of the geometric properties of detected cracks was also investigated. Additional metrics were also developed to compare the CNN output with other image-processing algorithms. From the analysis of results it was shown that the use of machine learning, for brick segmentation, provides better outcome than typical image-processing applications. This implementation of deep-learning for crack detection and localisation of bricks in masonry walls highlights the great potential of new technologies for documentation of masonry fabric.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2022 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) |
Keywords: | Masonry; Image processing; Documentation; Watershed; Segmentation; Deep learning; CNN |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Civil Engineering (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council) EP/T001348/1 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 13 Jul 2022 10:56 |
Last Modified: | 25 Jun 2023 23:02 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.autcon.2022.104389 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:188453 |