Deep Learning Activation Layer-Based Wall Quality Recognition Using Conv2D ResNet Exponential Transfer Learning Model

Bubryur Kim, Yuvaraj Natarajan, Shyamala Devi Munisamy, Aruna Rajendran, K. R. Sri Preethaa (), Dong-Eun Lee () and Gitanjali Wadhwa
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Bubryur Kim: Department of Robot and Smart System Engineering, Kyungpook National University, 80, Daehak-ro, Buk-gu, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea
Yuvaraj Natarajan: Department of Robot and Smart System Engineering, Kyungpook National University, 80, Daehak-ro, Buk-gu, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea
Shyamala Devi Munisamy: Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai 600062, India
Aruna Rajendran: Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai 600062, India
K. R. Sri Preethaa: Department of Robot and Smart System Engineering, Kyungpook National University, 80, Daehak-ro, Buk-gu, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea
Dong-Eun Lee: School of Architecture, Civil, Environment and Energy Engineering, Kyungpook National University, 80, Daehak-ro, Buk-gu, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea
Gitanjali Wadhwa: Department of Computer Science and Engineering, KPR Institute of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore 641407, India

Mathematics, 2022, vol. 10, issue 23, 1-19

Abstract: Crack detection is essential for observing structural health and guaranteeing structural safety. The manual crack and other damage detection process is time-consuming and subject to surveyors’ biased judgments. The proposed Conv2D ResNet Exponential model for wall quality detection was trained with 5000 wall images, including various imperfections such as cracks, holes, efflorescence, damp patches, and spalls. The model was trained with initial weights to form the trained layers of the base model and was integrated with Xception, VGG19, DenseNet, and ResNet convolutional neural network (CNN) models to retrieve the general high-level features. A transfer deep-learning-based approach was implemented to create a custom layer of CNN models. The base model was combined with custom layers to estimate wall quality. Xception, VGG19, DenseNet, and ResNet models were fitted with different activation layers such as softplus, softsign, tanh, selu, elu, and exponential, along with transfer learning. The performance of Conv2D was evaluated using model loss, precision, accuracy, recall, and F-score measures. The model was validated by comparing the performances of Xception, VGG19, DenseNet, ResNet, and Conv2D ResNet Exponential. The experimental results show that the Conv2D ResNet model with an exponential activation layer outperforms it with an F-score value of 0.9978 and can potentially be a viable substitute for classifying various wall defects.

Keywords: deep learning; Conv2D; activation layer; transfer learning; F-score (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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