Research Article

Mobile Imaging and Computing for Intelligent Structural Damage Inspection

Table 1

Contextual information examples: engineering damage related empirical and embedded sensor-generated information.

CategoryContextual attributesValues (examples)

Engineering damage related informationStructure Type Building, bridges, and pavement
Structural elementColumn, pier, beam/girder, wall, foundation,
Structural materialConcrete, wood, steel, masonry, asphalt, soil, and sand
Damage patternLine type: crack, void, and delamination
Texture type: pothole, spalling, corrosion, and debris
Scene complexityHumidity, vegetation, oil-spill, and dirt-contaminated

Embedded sensor-generated informationGeolocationLatitudes and longitudes
Ambient lightAmbient light value
AccelerationMotion and gravity acceleration