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Create Aerated Concrete Using Xanthan Gum And Dishwashing Liquid

To make aerated concrete, add a foam-forming agent and stir in a significant amount of air. This serves to make the concrete ...
For Construction Pros

Simpson Strong-Tie Launches All-in-One Concrete Crack Injection Kit

Simpson Strong-Tie introduces a crack injection kit for mid- to large-sized concrete repairs, providing all materials needed ...
IEEE

Application of Mask R-CNN and YOLOv8 Algorithms for Concrete Crack Detection

Abstract: The efficient and accurate detection of cracks in concrete structures is critical for maintaining structural integrity and safety. This study compares two state-of-the-art convolutional ...
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Roman concrete survived 2,000 years, and the real reason is shocking

Roman concrete has shrugged off two millennia of earthquakes, wars, and weather that would pulverize most modern structures ...
SciELO

Application of machine learning for crack detection on concrete structures using CNN architecture

Cracks in concrete structures are caused due to contraction and expansion irregularities, from potential damages caused in the buildings. These irregularities and damages are assessed by the engineers ...
Android

Console repair tech claims all PS5 units can face the liquid metal issue

The PS5 has been dealing with a liquid metal issue since the console launched, but it was thought to be limited to a smaller number of the older consoles. It’s now being claimed that even new consoles ...
IEEE

CrackVisionX: A Fine-Tuned Framework for Efficient Binary Concrete Crack Detection

Abstract: Cracks are critical defects in concrete structures, traditionally identified through human inspection. However, computer vision techniques, especially convolutional neural networks (CNNs), ...
SciELO

Precision crack analysis in concrete structures using CNN, SVM, and KNN: a machine learning approach

Cracks in structures are discontinuities that occur due to stress, material degradation, or design flaws, compromising structural integrity. Detecting and analyzing cracks is crucial for assessing ...