Image analysis for the automated study of microcracks in concrete

Cement and Concrete Composites

Volumn 23, Issue 2-3, 2001, Pages 267-278

  Ammouche, A ^a   Riss, J ^b   Breysse, D ^b   Marchand, J ^c  

^a Laboratoire D'Etudes et de Recherches sur les Matériaux LERM   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Concrete; Image analysis; Microcracking; Quantification; Segmentation

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; AUTOMATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; EDGE DETECTION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; MICROCRACKING; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY;

STEREOLOGICAL METHODS;

CONCRETES;

EID: 0035309864     PISSN: 09589465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-9465(00)00054-8     Document Type: Article

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