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The authors propose a new method for IE classification by combining features in the time and the frequency domains. The features used in this study included normalized peak values, energy, power, time of peaks, and signal lengths that were extracted from IE signals after they are preprocessed. We used a dataset containing IE data collected from four in-service bridges, annotated using chain dragging. A support vector machine (SVM) classifier was constructed using combined features to classify IE signals. A 1DCNN with unfiltered IE signals and a two-dimensional CNN using wavelet scalograms (2D representations of unfiltered IE signals) were also used to classify IE signals. The SVM model performed significantly better than the other models, with an accuracy rate, true positive rate, and true negative rate of 97%, 92%, and 98%, respectively. The SVM model also generated more accurate defect maps for all investigated bridges. IE data from the Federal Highway Administration\u2019s InfoBridge website were used to investigate the efficacy of the developed models. 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