- Author
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Kaetzel, L. J.
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Martin, J. W.
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Hocker, M. M.
- Title
- Automated Maintenance Management Program. Part 2. The Integration of Databases and Image Processing Results for the Quantitative Assessment of the Exterior Condition of Metal Buildings.
- Coporate
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
- Report
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NISTIR 89-4179
January 1990
38 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
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computer image processing
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condition assessment
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databases
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decision support system
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integrated knowledge system
- Abstract
- The establishment of an automated system for assessing the exterior condition of structures can provide facility managers with an important tool for making decisions. The integration of different forms of knowledge into a coherent system provides the fundamental basis for an expert system. This system can reduce the time required to analyze and interpret information, and provides a historical record of the rate of failure for building structures. This report discusses the feasibility of establishing an automated maintenance management program for making maintenance decisions using computer image processing to obtain quantitative results from field sites and information describing the characteristics of the structure. Relevant database technologies and the design and structure of the database for condition assessment are discussed. Image acquisition, processing, storage, and retrieval of images of a water tower are presented as a case study.