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Quantifying Evaluation Bias in Machine Learning Models for Concrete Compressive Strength: Mix-Level Replication in the Yeh Benchmark and Its Differential Effect on Model Comparison

Ponnada Markandeya Raju1 Kasukurthi Venkata Rao2
1 2 Department of Computer Science and Systems Engineering, Andhra University College of Engineering (A), Visakhapatnam, Andra Pradesh, India.

Published Online: September-December 2026

Pages: 141-148

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