Automated Characterization of Bridge Deck Distress Using Pattern Recognition Analysis of Ground Penetrating Radar Data

Materials Evaluation

Volumn 58, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1305-1309

  Scott, Michael ^a   Duke Jr , John C ^b   Davidson, Nigel ^a   Washer, Glenn ^a   Weyers, Richard ^b  

^a TURNER FAIRBANK HIGHWAY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bridge decks; Concrete; Ground penetrating radar; Image processing; Pattern recognition

Indexed keywords

BRIDGE DECKS; DATA HANDLING; GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR SYSTEMS; HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; RADAR IMAGING;

CONCRETE BRIDGE DECK; DETECTION TASKS; FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; IMAGES PROCESSING; LARGE VOLUMES; LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORIES; PATTERN RECOGNITION ALGORITHMS; RADAR DATA; SYSTEM PROTOTYPE;

CONCRETES;

EID: 0003242586     PISSN: 00255327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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