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Hyperspectral Image Analysis for Mechanical and Chemical Properties of Concrete and Steel Surfaces
Thesis abroad
keywords CONCRETE
Reference persons GIAN PAOLO CIMELLARO
Description A typical human eye will respond to wavelengths from approximately 400 to 700 nm. A hyperspectral camera can extend the wavelength to as high as 2500 nm. This extension will allow engineers to find objects, identify materials, and detect processes on structural surface, which cannot be done with visual inspection.
Hyperspectral images have been used in many fields (e.g. agriculture, geosciences, physics, surveillance, etc.). Their application in engineering structures is just beginning. A remote sensing method was applied to assess the degradation (carbonation, chlorides, and sulfates) of concrete and evaluate the strength of high performance concrete in situ. A support vector machine classifier was also explored for potential applications in paint condition (corrosion) assessment of steel structures. To date, all classifiers used to process large hyperspectral image data sets from satellite or remote sensing belong to semi-supervised learning. In bridge inspection, however, data are often collected from line elements such as girders and columns. As such, supervised learning may be practical, giving a more accurate assessment of condition.
Hyperspectral imaging obtains an electromagnetic spectrum for each pixel in the image of a structural surface and processes information from across the spectrum. The spectral signatures, uniquely associated with certain objects, can be used to identify the materials that make up a scanned object. As an example, the characteristic wavelength at absorption peak can be used as a spectral feature for certain chemicals generated during corrosion process. Image analysis will be done in two phases: learning and classification. In the learning phase, training images are taken, labelled with a rating (the state of paint in steel members) or a value (degradation depth or chloride concentration), extracted for spectral signatures, and used to train a classifier (e.g. support vector machine) that relates the labelled parameter to the signatures. In the classification phase, hyperspectral images are taken, extracted for spectral features, and classified into a rating or a characteristic value using the classifier trained in the learning phase.
This project aims to develop an open-source catalogue of concrete and steel surfaces and their spectral/spatial features (discoloration, characteristic wavelength, roughness, texture, shape, etc.), extract spatial/spectral features of hyperspectral images, and develop/train a multi-class classification or regression classifier through machine learnings (supervised and/or semi-supervised), and validate the classifier as a decision-making tool for the assessment of concrete crack and degradation processes, in-situ concrete properties, and corrosion process in steel bridges.
Required skills English speaking
Notes Missouri University of Science and Technology
Deadline 26/04/2020
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