Abubakar Sodiq Ishaq

Mr. Abubakar Sodiq Ishaq

Construction and Disaster Prevention Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Sangju, Gyeongbuk, Republic of Korea
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Academic Career Length

4Years (2023-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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16 March 2023 in Materials
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YJYoonju Jang
Yoonju Jang
DADonghyeok An
Donghyeok An
YJYoseok Jeong
Yoseok Jeong
IYIlro Youn
Ilro Youn
The failure or debonding of CEIs (Concrete-Epoxy Interfaces) in Fiber-Reinforced Polymer concrete (FRP) systems occurs in one or a combination of three modes: CC (Cohesive failure in Concrete), CE (Cohesive failure in Epoxy), and IF (Interfacial Failure). These failure modes are usually identified, and their relationships are established by human intuition, which is prone to subjectivity. This study proposes a novel method based on image processing techniques to analyze CEI fracture surfaces and evaluate their failure modes. The failure modes of CEI fracture surfaces of specimens from a 3PB (Three-Point Bending) experiment were assessed using an HVS, CIE L*a*b*, YCbCr, or RGB color space image segmentation-based image processing technique on the preprocessed images of the CEI failure sides. A manual approach was adopted to validate the accuracy of the proposed method. Comparing the failure mode (CE) obtained using the manual and the proposed methodology, an RMSE (Root Means Square Error) of 0.19, 0.10, 0.23, and 0.26 was obtained for HVS, CIE L*a*b*, YCbCr, or RGB color space, respectively. The epoxy area selected with CIE L*a*b* color space produced the most accurate evaluation of the failure modes. This study provides an accurate method of quantifying the failure modes of CEI fracture surfaces. The methodology proposed in this study is recommended for forensic investigations to understand better the possible causes of failure in externally bounded fiber-reinforced polymers.

27 July 2026 in KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering
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AIAbubakar Sodiq Ishaq
Abubakar Sodiq Ishaq
WooSeok KimWooSeok Kim
WooSeok Kim
IYIlro Youn
Ilro Youn
YJYoseok Jeong
Yoseok Jeong