A novel approach for detection of cracks in painting and concrete surface images using CNN models

Abstract

Discovering the beginnings of historical artworks takes one on an amazing voyage across space and time. People all around the world have been captivated by India's rich cultural heritage throughout its history, and ancient paintings have always been a very important part of it. Over the period of time, these ancient paintings can get cracks on it due to many factors. This research introduces an automated image classification system where the cracks on the paintings as well as the concrete surface will get detected. Detecting cracks on the concrete surface is important because the longevity and upkeep of concrete structures rely on the prompt identification and treatment of cracks, which can weaken the structure and necessitate expensive repairs. In this study, we focus on image classification using general convolution neural network (CNN), Inception V3, VGG-16, and ResNet-50 models of CNN. These models are trained and validated separately on two different datasets of paintings and concrete surfaces. Inception V3 and VGG-16 models achieve high accuracy, respectively in painting and concrete datasets in comparison with general CNN and ResNet-50 models.