Application of Digital image processing techniques for asphalt concrete mixture images

H. M. Zelelew; A. T. Papagiannakis; E. Masad

Application of Digital image processing techniques for asphalt concrete mixture images

H. M. Zelelew^*, A. T. Papagiannakis, E. Masad

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Abstract

This paper presents an automated digital image processing (DIP) algorithm called Volumetricsbased Global Minima (VGM) thresholding algorithm for processing asphalt concrete (AC) X-ray computed tomography (CT) images. It utilizes known volumetric properties of AC mixtures as the main criterion for establishing the air-mastic and mastic-aggregate gray scale boundary thresholds. Several DIP techniques were utilized to characterize the AC microstructure. It is well demonstrated that the VGM processed images are significantly improved compared to the raw X-ray CT images. It can be concluded that VGM thresholding algorithm was shown to be a major improvement over the largely manual/subjective techniques used in the past.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	12th International Conference on Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics 2008
Pages	119-124
Number of pages	6
Publication status	Published - 2008
Externally published	Yes
Event	12th International Conference on Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics 2008 - Goa, India Duration: 1 Oct 2008 → 6 Oct 2008

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Name	12th International Conference on Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics 2008
Volume	1

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Conference	12th International Conference on Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics 2008
Country/Territory	India
City	Goa
Period	1/10/08 → 6/10/08

Keywords

Asphalt concrete
Digital image processing

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Zelelew, HM, Papagiannakis, AT & Masad, E 2008, Application of Digital image processing techniques for asphalt concrete mixture images. in 12th International Conference on Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics 2008. 12th International Conference on Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics 2008, vol. 1, pp. 119-124, 12th International Conference on Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics 2008, Goa, India, 1/10/08.

Application of Digital image processing techniques for asphalt concrete mixture images. / Zelelew, H. M.; Papagiannakis, A. T.; Masad, E.
12th International Conference on Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics 2008. 2008. p. 119-124 (12th International Conference on Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics 2008; Vol. 1).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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Application of Digital image processing techniques for asphalt concrete mixture images

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