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Cement degree of hydration in mortar and concrete by Chidiac, S. E., Shafikhani, M.

“…Properties of concrete depend on the cement degree of hydration. Standard test methods proposed for quantifying cement degree of hydration employ…”
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Rheological models for predicting plastic viscosity and yield stress of fresh concrete by Mahmoodzadeh, F., Chidiac, S.E.

“…Merits of the rheological models that have been proposed in the literature for characterizing the flow behavior of fresh concrete and concentrated suspensions…”
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Waste glass as a supplementary cementitious material in concrete – Critical review of treatment methods by Federico, L.M., Chidiac, S.E.

“…Concrete is the most widely used construction material and, for the most part, is produced using non-renewable natural resources and energy intensive processes…”
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Accessibility of the Built Environment for People with Sensory Disabilities—Review Quality and Representation of Evidence by Chidiac, S. E, Reda, M. A, Marjaba, G. E

“…People with sensory disabilities constitute a significant portion of society whose accessibility needs must be prioritized in the design of the built…”
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A holistic model for cement paste and concrete chloride diffusion coefficient by Shafikhani, M., Chidiac, S.E.

“…Strength and durability are pivotal for designing sustainable concrete structures. For reinforced concrete, chloride diffusion coefficient is a measure for…”
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Effectiveness of single and multiple energy retrofit measures on the energy consumption of office buildings by Chidiac, S.E., Catania, E.J.C., Morofsky, E., Foo, S.

“…Energy retrofit measures (ERMs) are applied to reduce the energy consumption of buildings. The effectiveness of any ERM depends on many building specific…”
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A screening methodology for implementing cost effective energy retrofit measures in Canadian office buildings by Chidiac, S.E., Catania, E.J.C., Morofsky, E., Foo, S.

“…Private and public sectors own and operate an array of office buildings that consume energy and contribute to the emission of greenhouse gases (GHG). Energy…”
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Characterizing the effect of superabsorbent polymer content on internal curing process of cement paste using calorimetry and nuclear magnetic resonance methods by Chidiac, S. E., Mihaljevic, S. N., Krachkovskiy, S. A., Goward, G. R.

“…Internal curing (IC) is used to mitigate autogenous shrinkage in low water-to-cement ratio ( w / c ) concrete. Although, superabsorbent polymers (SAP) have…”
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Plastic viscosity of fresh concrete – A critical review of predictions methods by Chidiac, S.E., Mahmoodzadeh, F.

“…Rheological properties of fresh concrete, namely plastic viscosity and yield stress, are critical for the concrete industry because they affect placement and…”
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Sustainability and resiliency metrics for buildings – Critical review by Marjaba, G.E., Chidiac, S.E.

“…The driving forces for change in the construction and building industry are several, not least of which are health and environmental awareness combined with…”
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Geochemical signature of the bed sediments at the outlet of the Ibrahim River (Lebanon): temporal variation by Najjar, P. El, Chidiac, S., Probst, J.-L., Omari, K. El, Ouaini, N., Azzi, D. El

“…Bed sediments were collected monthly at the outlet of the Ibrahim River between May 2016 and July 2017. Their physical and chemical characteristics were…”
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Sustainability framework for buildings via data analytics by Marjaba, G.E., Chidiac, S.E., Kubursi, A.A.

“…Sustainability is the most important goal to pursue in all aspects of human activity, not least of which in the built environment. Sustainability encompasses…”
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MRCsC: A user-friendly software for predicting shielding effectiveness against fast neutrons by El-Samrah, M.G., El-Mohandes, A.M., El-Khayatt, A.M., Chidiac, S.E.

“…A new user-friendly software called MRCsC was developed to accurately and precisely predict macroscopic effective removal cross-section, ΣR, (in cm−1) of fast…”
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Upgrading Torsional Resistance of Reinforced Concrete Beams Using Fiber-Reinforced Polymer by Ghobarah, A, Ghorbel, M. N, Chidiac, S. E

“…An experimental investigation is conducted on the improvement of the torsional resistance of reinforced concrete beams using fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP)…”
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Radiation shielding properties of modified concrete mixes and their suitability in dry storage cask by El-Samrah, M.G., Abreu Zamora, M.A., Novog, D.R., Chidiac, S.E.

“…Radiation shielding properties of 8 concrete mixes were studied in detail. The concrete mixes included 4 coarse aggregate types; dolomite, barite, ilmenite,…”
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Effect of Cold Temperature on the Chloride-Binding Capacity of Cement by Panesar, D. K, Chidiac, S. E

“…Service life of reinforced concrete structures exposed to chloride ions is closely related to the rate of chloride ion diffusion through the concrete. The…”
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Capillary suction model for characterizing salt scaling resistance of concrete containing GGBFS by Panesar, D.K., Chidiac, S.E.

“…This paper presents a rational method to characterize the freeze–thaw salt scaling performance of concrete based on capillary suction forces. The testing…”
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Paracetamol (acetaminophen) overdose and hepatotoxicity: mechanism, treatment, prevention measures, and estimates of burden of disease by Chidiac, Annabelle S, Buckley, Nicholas A, Noghrehchi, Firouzeh, Cairns, Rose

“…Paracetamol is one of the most used medicines worldwide and is the most common important poisoning in high-income countries. In overdose, paracetamol causes…”
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Paracetamol Dosing Errors in People Aged 12 Years and Over: An Analysis of Over 14,000 Cases Reported to an Australian Poisons Information Centre by Chidiac, Annabelle S., Buckley, Nicholas A., Noghrehchi, Firouzeh, Cairns, Rose

“…Introduction Paracetamol dosing errors can cause acute liver injury, with potentially toxic doses only slightly above the therapeutic range. This study aimed…”
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Reactivity of cement mixtures containing waste glass using thermal analysis by Federico, L. M., Chidiac, S. E., Raki, L.

“…A laboratory study was undertaken to compare the performance of waste glass as a supplementary cementitious material (SCM) to traditional SCMs at the same…”
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