Structures • Vol 50
ASR crack identification in bridges using deep learning and texture analysis
February 2023 • Andy Nguyễn, Vahidreza Gharehbaghi, Ngoc Thach Le, Lucinda Sterling, Umar Inayat Chaudhry, Shane Crawford
Alkali-Silica Reaction (ASR), commonly known as 'concrete cancer,' is an expansive reaction occurring over time between aggregate constituents and alkaline hydroxides from cement. As a destructive phenomenon, the need to detect the onset of ASR in concrete structures to ensure their long-term durability and structural integrity is thus evidenced. In the structural health monitoring field, vision-based approaches have been found to be viable, fast, and cost-effective in diagnosing numerous types of cracks using phy…