Image-based AI system for evaluating surface-treated-concrete

Abstract

In civil engineering structures under construction, quality evaluation of the surface-treated-concrete, which is a joint between fixed and fresh concrete, is critical for structural integrity. Although the authors had already developed an evaluation method based on a digital camera histogram of the targeted concrete, the method has a difficulty with dealing with a wide range of conditions. In this study, an AI-based method has been applied to this image processing application, and then advantages of deep learning has been successfully confirmed.