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ArticleNature communications2024

Automated estimation of cementitious sorptivity via computer vision.

Hossein Kabir, Jordan Wu, Sunav Dahal, Tony Joo, Nishant Garg

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Article in Nature communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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Hossein KabirDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2222-6188
Jordan WuDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA.
Sunav DahalDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0009-5727-2713
Tony JooDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA.
Nishant GargDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA. nishantg@illinois.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9292-8364

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Monitoring water uptake in cementitious systems is crucial to assess their durability against corrosion, salt attack, and freeze-thaw damage. However, gauging absorption currently relies on labor-intensive and infrequent weight measurements, as outlined in ASTM C1585. To address this issue, we introduce a custom computer vision model trained on 6234 images, consisting of 4000 real and 2234 synthetic, that automatically detects the water level in prismatic samples absorbing water. This model provides accurate and frequent estimations of water penetration values every minute. After training the model on 1440 unique data points, including 15 paste mixtures with varying water-to-cement ratios from 0.4 to 0.8 and curing periods of 1 to 7 days, we can now predict initial and secondary sorptivities in real time with high confidence, achieving R² > 0.9. Finally, we demonstrate its application on mortar and concrete systems, opening a pathway toward low-cost and automated durability assessment of construction materials.

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PMCPMC11568162

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