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EPJ Web Conf.
Volume 343, 2025
1st International Conference on Advances and Innovations in Mechanical, Aerospace, and Civil Engineering (AIMACE-2025)
Article Number 05003
Number of page(s) 13
Section Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning in Engineering
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202534305003
Published online 19 December 2025
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