Low-Cost Microscope Framework Measures Cement Particle Shape to Predict Slurry Flow
University of Illinois researchers developed a low-cost microscope technique to assess cement particle size and shape for predicting slurry flow ...
Tag: civil engineering
Non-Prestressed Steel UHPC Composite Girders Rely on Partial Composite Action Under Flexure
Four-point bending experiments and numerical simulations show that low-profile non-prestressed steel and ultra-high-performance concrete composite girders experience pronounced interfacial slip ...
Shake Table Tests Reveal Earthquake Response of Encased Steel Column Frames
A shake-table study evaluated the seismic response of scaled reinforced-concrete and steel-encased composite frames, finding that closed square-hollow sections exhibited ...
Sodium Sulfate Concentration Shows Non-Monotonic Effect on Concrete Freeze-Thaw Damage
In rapid freeze-thaw tests, sodium sulfate concentration showed a non-monotonic effect on concrete deterioration, with damage increasing up to 9% ...
Gaussian Process Regression Accurately Predicts Continuously Reinforced Concrete Pavement Punchouts
Machine learning models, particularly Gaussian process regression, outperform conventional statistical formulas in predicting structural punchout distress on continuously reinforced concrete ...
Large Language Models Struggle to Convert Infrastructure Condition Data into Knowledge Graphs
Researchers evaluating four prominent large language models discovered that while automated pipelines can generate relational database queries, transforming bridge inspection ...
Vision Language AI Demonstrates 76 Percent Agreement Describing Civil Engineering Site Images
A benchmarking study reveals that ChatGPT-4v achieved an average semantic similarity of 76 percent compared to human civil engineers when ...
Meta-learning improves concrete strength prediction with limited data
A new meta-learning framework improves concrete strength prediction accuracy and interpretability using limited data.
Review Links AI Predictive Power and Explainability in Civil Engineering
A review in AI in Civil Engineering examines the balance between AI predictive power and explainability, proposing a framework to ...
Random Forest Models Outperform Radial Basis Networks for Dam Prediction
A study using the Karun-I dam as a case study finds that Random Forest-based machine learning methods offer superior prediction ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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