Extracting dimensional information from steel reinforcing bars in concrete using neural networks trained on data from an inductive sensor

NDT and E International

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 551-558

  Zaid, Muhammad ^a   Gaydecki, Patrick ^a   Quek, Sung ^a   Miller, Graham ^a   Fernandes, Bosco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Backpropagation neural networks; Depth and diameter estimates; Peak parameters; Peak picking

Indexed keywords

BACKPROPAGATION; CONCRETES; DATA ACQUISITION; NEURAL NETWORKS; REINFORCEMENT; SENSORS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; STEEL;

BACKPROPAGATION NEURAL NETWORKS; DEPTH AND DIAMETER ESTIMATES; PEAK PARAMETERS; PEAK PICKING;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 2942670642     PISSN: 09638695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ndteint.2004.02.005     Document Type: Article

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