The Urban Modeling Group’s Prof. Debra Laefer and Dr. Zohreh Zahiri, in collaboration with University College Dublin’s Aoife Gowen, recently published two papers describing their groundbreaking research in hyperspectral imaging for building materials identification. The research demonstrated, for the first time, the ability to use hyperspectral imaging to characterize differing strengths within a single type of construction material (brick, concrete).
This technology will help civil engineers and developers rapidly analyze the integrity of construction materials and assist with the documentation, preservation, and restoration of historical structures, as well as the asset management of our infrastructure without requiring any destructive testing or even direct contact with the materials under investigation.
This work has since been featured by GIM International, Construction Dive, Hard Find Electronics, Pythom, and Phys.org.
The full press release is available from the Center for Urban Science and Progress.