Measurement of Construction Materials Properties Using Wi-Fi and Convolutional Neural Networks

The process of identifying the physical properties of raw construction materials is vital in several industrial and quality assurance applications. Ideally, this process needs to be performed without damaging the sample and at low-cost, while obtaining high-accurate results. In this work, a novel no...

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المؤلف الرئيسي: Gacem, Mohamed A. (author)
مؤلفون آخرون: Zakaria, Amer S. (author), Ismail, Mahmoud H. (author), Tariq, Usman (author), Yehia, Sherif (author)
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Channel State Information (CSI)
Classification
Construction Materials
Convolutional Neural
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Wi-Fi Sensing
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description The process of identifying the physical properties of raw construction materials is vital in several industrial and quality assurance applications. Ideally, this process needs to be performed without damaging the sample and at low-cost, while obtaining high-accurate results. In this work, a novel non- destructive construction materials classification tool is proposed. The proposed method is based on passing Wi-Fi signals through the observed samples, then analyzing the Channel State Information (CSI) magnitude and phase components. The collected CSI data packets are pre-processed by performing an averaging operation. Then, the resulting data are divided into training and validation sets and used to train Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs). Here, the trained CNN models are formulated either as classifiers or regression models, depending on the material under test. If the objective is to sort materials within specific classes, then the CNN is formulated as a classifier. Alternatively, if the goal is to estimate a continuously varying parameter in a material, then the CNN is formulated as a regression model. Furthermore, as per the collected data, the proposed method is used to identify the construction materials based on their thickness, water content value (moisture), and compaction. The obtained experimental results effectively demonstrate the potential and merits of the proposed method. Overall, the trained CNN models achieved a 100% validation accuracy and a low validation loss, which confirms that the method is valid and highly accurate.
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spelling Measurement of Construction Materials Properties Using Wi-Fi and Convolutional Neural NetworksGacem, Mohamed A.Zakaria, Amer S.Ismail, Mahmoud H.Tariq, UsmanYehia, SherifChannel State Information (CSI)ClassificationConstruction MaterialsConvolutional NeuralNetwork (CNN)Wi-Fi SensingThe process of identifying the physical properties of raw construction materials is vital in several industrial and quality assurance applications. Ideally, this process needs to be performed without damaging the sample and at low-cost, while obtaining high-accurate results. In this work, a novel non- destructive construction materials classification tool is proposed. The proposed method is based on passing Wi-Fi signals through the observed samples, then analyzing the Channel State Information (CSI) magnitude and phase components. The collected CSI data packets are pre-processed by performing an averaging operation. Then, the resulting data are divided into training and validation sets and used to train Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs). Here, the trained CNN models are formulated either as classifiers or regression models, depending on the material under test. If the objective is to sort materials within specific classes, then the CNN is formulated as a classifier. Alternatively, if the goal is to estimate a continuously varying parameter in a material, then the CNN is formulated as a regression model. Furthermore, as per the collected data, the proposed method is used to identify the construction materials based on their thickness, water content value (moisture), and compaction. The obtained experimental results effectively demonstrate the potential and merits of the proposed method. Overall, the trained CNN models achieved a 100% validation accuracy and a low validation loss, which confirms that the method is valid and highly accurate.American University of SharjahIEEE2025-12-17T10:56:03Z2025-12-17T10:56:03Z2022-12-07Peer-ReviewedPublished versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfGacem, M. A., Zakaria, A. S., Ismail, M. H., Tariq, U., & Yehia, S. (2022). Measurement of Construction Materials Properties Using Wi-Fi and Convolutional Neural Networks. IEEE Access, 10, 126100–126116. https://doi.org/10.1109/access.2022.32262482169-3536https://hdl.handle.net/11073/3256710.1109/ACCESS.2022.3226248enhttps://doi.org/10.1109/access.2022.3226248Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/oai:repository.aus.edu:11073/325672025-12-17T11:19:50Z
spellingShingle Measurement of Construction Materials Properties Using Wi-Fi and Convolutional Neural Networks
Gacem, Mohamed A.
Channel State Information (CSI)
Classification
Construction Materials
Convolutional Neural
Network (CNN)
Wi-Fi Sensing
status_str publishedVersion
title Measurement of Construction Materials Properties Using Wi-Fi and Convolutional Neural Networks
title_full Measurement of Construction Materials Properties Using Wi-Fi and Convolutional Neural Networks
title_fullStr Measurement of Construction Materials Properties Using Wi-Fi and Convolutional Neural Networks
title_full_unstemmed Measurement of Construction Materials Properties Using Wi-Fi and Convolutional Neural Networks
title_short Measurement of Construction Materials Properties Using Wi-Fi and Convolutional Neural Networks
title_sort Measurement of Construction Materials Properties Using Wi-Fi and Convolutional Neural Networks
topic Channel State Information (CSI)
Classification
Construction Materials
Convolutional Neural
Network (CNN)
Wi-Fi Sensing
url https://hdl.handle.net/11073/32567