DETERMINATION OF SINGLE LAYER WALL DEFORMATION BY USING IMAGE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES

Abstract

Image processing technique has been used frequently in the solution of engineering problems recently. In engineering studies, photographs are taken at certain intervals between the initial state of the material and the state after the change, and changes during the study are observed with the Image processing technique. Based on these photos, the change is transferred to numerical data and the change of the material is observed thanks to these data. Package program systems are used in Image processing technique applications. But these systems are quite expensive systems. In this study, a simpler and feasible system has been developed. The initial sliding test was carried out on 9 single-layer wall systems with natural stones in 20 * 30 * 10 cm dimensions. The displacement values formed on the walls under load during the experiments were measured with the help of potentiometric linear rulers. At the same time, photographs were taken at certain intervals from the baseline to the conclusion of the experiment. The photographs were digitized in the ArcGIS program and the changes on the wall were converted into numerical data. Experimental data and data obtained by photographs were compared. As a result of this comparison, 84% similarity is observed between experimental values and analytical values. It is observed that the image digitization application performed as a result of the study yielded very successful results. In this context, it is believed that the use of this system will be both fast and economically beneficial in larger scale experiments and the number of data.