Crack Detection in Concrete Railway Sleeper

Authors

  • Ramesh S Department of Computer Engineering, K J Somaiya College of Engineering, India
  • Chavan S Department of Computer Engineering, K J Somaiya College of Engineering, India
  • Kankani J Department of Computer Engineering, K J Somaiya College of Engineering, India
  • Joshi U Department of Computer Engineering, K J Somaiya College of Engineering, India

Keywords:

Crack Detection, Image Processing, Concrete Sleepers

Abstract

In India, railway transport occupies an important position in providing the needful transport infrastructure to assist needs of a rapidly growing economy. Even though India has one of the largest rail networks in the world, it has not reached the global level in terms of safety and reliability. The major problems which affect safety and reliability are the crack detection done of the structures. These cracks lead to derailments of the tracks which may cause damage to life and property. This paper proposes a solution to the problem of railway sleeper crack detection using various image processing techniques.

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Published

2025-11-11

How to Cite

[1]
S. Ramesh, S. Chavan, J. Kankani, and U. Joshi, “Crack Detection in Concrete Railway Sleeper”, Int. J. Comp. Sci. Eng., vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 143–144, Nov. 2025.

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 2 (2016): IJCSE February Edition

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Review Article

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