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Deep convolutional neural networks (CNNs) are state-of-the-art for semantic image segmentation, but typically require many labeled training samples. Obtaining 3D segmentations of medical images for supervised training is difficult and labor…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-07-29 Zhenlin Xu , Marc Niethammer

This article proposes a deep neural network, namely CrackPropNet, to measure crack propagation on asphalt concrete (AC) specimens. It offers an accurate, flexible, efficient, and low-cost solution for crack propagation measurement using…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-03-13 Zehui Zhu , Imad L. Al-Qadi

Structural integrity is vital for maintaining the safety and longevity of concrete infrastructures such as bridges, tunnels, and walls. Traditional methods for detecting damages like cracks and spalls are labor-intensive, time-consuming,…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-01-22 Saeid Ataei , Saeed Adibnazari , Seyyed Taghi Ataei

Crack detection is an important task in computer vision. Despite impressive in-dataset performance, deep learning-based methods still struggle in generalizing to unseen domains. The thin structure property of cracks is usually overlooked by…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-07-24 Zelong Liu , Yuliang Gu , Zhichao Sun , Huachao Zhu , Xin Xiao , Bo Du , Laurent Najman , Yongchao Xu

Automatic crack detection and segmentation play a significant role in the whole system of unmanned aerial vehicle inspections. In this paper, we have implemented a deep learning framework for crack detection based on classical network…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-02-14 Kangcheng Liu

Monitoring surface cracks in infrastructure is crucial for structural health monitoring. Automatic visual inspection offers an effective solution, especially in hard-to-reach areas. Machine learning approaches have proven their…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-06-12 Florent Forest , Hugo Porta , Devis Tuia , Olga Fink

3D reconstruction from single view images is an ill-posed problem. Inferring the hidden regions from self-occluded images is both challenging and ambiguous. We propose a two-pronged approach to address these issues. To better incorporate…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-03-27 Priyanka Mandikal , K L Navaneet , Mayank Agarwal , R. Venkatesh Babu

This paper addresses the critical need for automated crack detection in the preservation of cultural heritage through semantic segmentation. We present a comparative study of U-Net architectures, using various convolutional neural network…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-11-26 Andrea Ranieri , Giorgio Palmieri , Silvia Biasotti

Defects increase the cost and duration of construction projects as they require significant inspection and documentation efforts. Automating defect detection could significantly reduce these efforts. This work focuses on detecting…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-05-21 Dominik Kuhnke , Monika Kwiatkowski , Olaf Hellwich

Pixel-level road crack detection has always been a challenging task in intelligent transportation systems. Due to the external environments, such as weather, light, and other factors, pavement cracks often present low contrast, poor…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-02-01 Kai Li , Jie Yang , Siwei Ma , Bo Wang , Shanshe Wang , Yingjie Tian , Zhiquan Qi

Convolutional neural networks (CNNs) show outstanding performance in many image processing problems, such as image recognition, object detection and image segmentation. Semantic segmentation is a very challenging task that requires…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-07-12 Fan Jia , Jun Liu , Xue-cheng Tai

Deep learning plays an important role in crack segmentation, but most work utilize off-the-shelf or improved models that have not been specifically developed for this task. High-resolution convolution neural networks that are sensitive to…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-02-06 Yongshang Li , Ronggui Ma , Han Liu , Gaoli Cheng

Deep convolutional neural networks (CNNs) have been intensively used for multi-class segmentation of data from different modalities and achieved state-of-the-art performances. However, a common problem when dealing with large, high…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2018-04-13 Chengjia Wang , Tom MacGillivray , Gillian Macnaught , Guang Yang , David Newby

The standard petrography test method for measuring air voids in concrete (ASTM C457) requires a meticulous and long examination of sample phase composition under a stereomicroscope. The high expertise and specialized equipment discourage…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2020-06-01 Yu Song , Zilong Huang , Chuanyue Shen , Humphrey Shi , David A Lange

Previous research has showcased that the characterization of surface cracks is one of the key steps towards understanding the durability of strain hardening cementitious composites (SHCCs). Under laboratory conditions, surface crack…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-05-04 Avik Kumar Das , Chrisopher K. Y. Leung , Kai Tai Wan

Numerous image processing techniques (IPTs) have been employed to detect crack defects, offering an alternative to human-conducted onsite inspections. These IPTs manipulate images to extract defect features, particularly cracks in surfaces…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-12-06 Mohsen Asghari Ilani , Leila Amini , Hossein Karimi , Maryam Shavali Kuhshuri

We propose a simple yet effective method to learn to segment new indoor scenes from video frames: State-of-the-art methods trained on one dataset, even as large as the SUNRGB-D dataset, can perform poorly when applied to images that are not…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2020-01-09 Sinisa Stekovic , Friedrich Fraundorfer , Vincent Lepetit

Pavement conditions are a critical aspect of asset management and directly affect safety. This study introduces a deep neural network method called U-Net for pavement crack segmentation based on drone-captured images to reduce the cost and…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2020-01-13 Liming Jiang , Yuanchang Xie , Tianzhu Ren

Delamination assessment of the bridge deck plays a vital role for bridge health monitoring. Thermography as one of the nondestructive technologies for delamination detection has the advantage of efficient data acquisition. But there are…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-04-12 Chongsheng Cheng , Zhexiong Shang , Zhigang Shen

Detection of buildings and other objects from aerial images has various applications in urban planning and map making. Automated building detection from aerial imagery is a challenging task, as it is prone to varying lighting conditions,…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2018-10-09 Clint Sebastian , Bas Boom , Thijs van Lankveld , Egor Bondarev , Peter H. N. De With