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  • Fast, automated, affordable test for cement durability

    Jul 5, 2023 12:45 pm by Lois YoksoulianInnovation
    Professor Nishant Garg, standing, and graduate student Hossein Kabir used computer vision to develop a fast and convenient method for testing cement durability that can be used in the field or laboratory. Photo by Michelle Hassel

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    • Professor Nishant Garg, standing, and graduate student Hossein Kabir used computer vision to develop a fast and convenient method for testing cement durability that can be used in the field or laboratory. Photo by Michelle Hassel

    Engineers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have developed a new test that can predict the durability of cement in seconds to minutes – rather than the hours it takes using current methods.