Computer vision framework for crack detection of civil infrastructure—A review

D Ai, G Jiang, SK Lam, P He, C Li - Engineering Applications of Artificial …, 2023 - Elsevier
Civil infrastructure (eg, buildings, roads, underground tunnels) could lose its expected
physical and functional conditions after years of operation. Timely and accurate inspection …

Towards next generation design of sustainable, durable, multi-hazard resistant, resilient, and smart civil engineering structures

H Hao, K Bi, W Chen, TM Pham, J Li - Engineering Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
The design philosophy and methodology of civil engineering structures have been
constantly evolving, from the early strength-based to more recent performance-based design …

Novel visual crack width measurement based on backbone double-scale features for improved detection automation

Y Tang, Z Huang, Z Chen, M Chen, H Zhou… - Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
State-of-the-art machine-vision systems have limitations associated with crack width
measurements. The sample points used to describe the crack width are often subjectively …

Robots in inspection and monitoring of buildings and infrastructure: A systematic review

S Halder, K Afsari - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Regular inspection and monitoring of buildings and infrastructure, that is collectively called
the built environment in this paper, is critical. The built environment includes commercial and …

LiDAR-based structural health monitoring: Applications in civil infrastructure systems

E Kaartinen, K Dunphy, A Sadhu - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
As innovative technologies emerge, extensive research has been undertaken to develop
new structural health monitoring procedures. The current methods, involving on-site visual …

The role of artificial intelligence and digital technologies in dam engineering: Narrative review and outlook

MA Hariri-Ardebili, G Mahdavi, LK Nuss… - Engineering Applications of …, 2023 - Elsevier
This narrative review paper explores the diverse applications of artificial intelligence (AI) in
the field of dam engineering. Authored by research engineers specializing in civil …

Surface defect detection of civil structures using images: Review from data perspective

J Guo, P Liu, B Xiao, L Deng, Q Wang - Automation in Construction, 2024 - Elsevier
As civil structures age and deteriorate, it becomes crucial to conduct structural health
monitoring (SHM) to ensure safety and timely maintenance. Surface defect detection plays a …

Towards fully automated unmanned aerial vehicle-enabled bridge inspection: Where are we at?

C Zhang, Y Zou, F Wang, E del Rey Castillo… - … and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract In recent years, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have been increasingly used for
bridge inspection. Although UAVs are expected to automate the whole bridge inspection …

Automated semantic segmentation of bridge components from large-scale point clouds using a weighted superpoint graph

X Yang, E del Rey Castillo, Y Zou… - Automation in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Deep learning techniques have the potential to provide versatile solutions for automated
semantic segmentation of bridge point clouds, but previous studies were limited to small …

A review of vision-laser-based civil infrastructure inspection and monitoring

H Zhou, C Xu, X Tang, S Wang, Z Zhang - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
Structural health and construction security are important problems in civil engineering.
Regular infrastructure inspection and monitoring methods are mostly performed manually …