Fractals and Independent Component Analysis for Defect Detection in Bridge Decks

We present in this paper a framework for the automatic detection and localization of defects inside bridge decks. Using Ground-Penetrating Radar (GPR) raw scans, this framework is composed of a feature extraction algorithm using fractals to detect defective regions and a deconvolution algorithm usin...

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Main Authors: Ikhlas Abdel-Qader, Fadi Abu-Amara, Osama Abudayyeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Advances in Civil Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/506464