In recent years,great attention has focused on the development of automated procedures for infrastructures control.Many efforts have aimed at greater speed and reliability compared to traditional methods of assessing ...In recent years,great attention has focused on the development of automated procedures for infrastructures control.Many efforts have aimed at greater speed and reliability compared to traditional methods of assessing structural conditions.The paper proposes a multi-level strategy,designed and implemented on the basis of periodic structural monitoring oriented to a cost-and time-efficient tunnel control plan.Such strategy leverages the high capacity of convolutional neural networks to identify and classify potential critical situations.In a supervised learning framework,Ground Penetrating Radar(GPR)profiles and the revealed structural phenomena have been used as input and output to train and test such networks.Image-based analysis and integrative investigations involving video-endoscopy,core drilling,jacking and pull-out testing have been exploited to define the structural conditions linked to GPR profiles and to create the database.The degree of detail and accuracy achieved in identifying a structural condition is high.As a result,this strategy appears of value to infrastructure managers who need to reduce the amount and invasiveness of testing,and thus also to reduce the time and costs associated with inspections made by highly specialized technicians.展开更多
文摘In recent years,great attention has focused on the development of automated procedures for infrastructures control.Many efforts have aimed at greater speed and reliability compared to traditional methods of assessing structural conditions.The paper proposes a multi-level strategy,designed and implemented on the basis of periodic structural monitoring oriented to a cost-and time-efficient tunnel control plan.Such strategy leverages the high capacity of convolutional neural networks to identify and classify potential critical situations.In a supervised learning framework,Ground Penetrating Radar(GPR)profiles and the revealed structural phenomena have been used as input and output to train and test such networks.Image-based analysis and integrative investigations involving video-endoscopy,core drilling,jacking and pull-out testing have been exploited to define the structural conditions linked to GPR profiles and to create the database.The degree of detail and accuracy achieved in identifying a structural condition is high.As a result,this strategy appears of value to infrastructure managers who need to reduce the amount and invasiveness of testing,and thus also to reduce the time and costs associated with inspections made by highly specialized technicians.
