Mr. Bentz received his Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering in May 1984 from the University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland. Having worked in the Building Materials Division full-time during the summer of 1983 and part-time during the subsequent school year, he permanently joined the Division upon graduation. Mr. Bentz received his Master of Science degree in Computer and Information Science from Hood College, Frederick, MD, in May of 1991.

Initially, his research activities were focused on the development of computer image processing software and hardware to quantify the properties and degradation states of building materials. In 1987, he, along with three colleagues (Jonathan Martin, Mary McKnight, and Edward Embree), received an IR-100 award from Research and Development magazine for the development of the "Infrared Emission Surface Profilometer." Also in 1987, he and Dr. Martin received the Editor's Award of Excellence from the Journal of Protective Coatings and Linings for their article "Using the Computer to Analyze Coating Defects." More recently, his research has focused on the application of computer modelling to relate microstructure to material properties for random porous media such as cement-based materials and fire resistive materials. The ultimate goal of this research is to predict the performance of these systems based on the properties of the starting materials and the exposure environment.

Mr. Bentz spent seventeen months in industry (from 7/87 to 12/88) at the corporate research facility of W.R. Grace & Co., where he was the recipient of one patent, before returning to NIST. At W.R. Grace, his research and development efforts were directed towards waterproofing and fireproofing materials and admixtures for concrete. In 1993/94, he spent six months as a guest researcher at the Centre Scientifique et Technique du Batiment in Grenoble, France. In 1997, he took a one-year leave of absence from his research position to volunteer at Nuestros Pequenos Hermanos, an orphanage in Mexico.

He is a former chairperson of the Cements Division of the American Ceramic Society, a member of the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), a member of the American Concrete Institute (ACI), a senior member of RILEM, and a member of Who's Who in Science and Engineering. He is a member of the editorial board of the journal Cement and Concrete Composites and is a corresponding member to the Magazine of Concrete Research. He is a recipient of the 1997 Brunaeur Best Paper Award from the Cements Division of the American Ceramic Society, the 1998 Robert L'Hermite Medal from RILEM, and a 1998 Bronze Medal Award from the U.S. Department of Commerce. In 1998, he was named a Maryland Distinguished Young Engineer. In both 1999 and 2000, he was a Knud Hojgaard Foundation visiting professor on concrete technology in the Building Materials Laboratory at the Technical University of Denmark. Beginning in the summer of 2002, Mr. Bentz took an eighteen-month leave of absence from NIST to volunteer with his family at a small orphanage (Hogar de la Esperanza) in Santa Cruz, BOLIVIA. In 2007, he was awarded the ACI Wason Medal for Materials Research and the Expanded Shale, Clay, and Slate Institute (ECSCI) Frank G. Erskine award, both for his ongoing research on internal curing.

Research Interests

Internal Curing

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Cement Hydration Modelling

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Percolation Theory

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Computer Image Processing

Recent Publications

Bentz, D.P., and Weiss, W.J., "REACT: Reducing Early-Age Cracking Today," Concrete Plant International, May 2008.pdf version

Bentz, D.P., Peltz, M.A., and Winpigler, J., "Early-Age Properties of Cement-Based Materials: II. Influence of Water-to-Cement Ratio," submitted to ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 2008. pdf version

Prasad, K.R., and Bentz, D.P., "Thermal Performance of Fire Resistive Materials II. A Multi-Layer One-Dimensional Heat Transfer Model for Fire Resistive Materials Protecting a Substrate," NISTIR 7482, U.S. Department of Commerce, February 2008. pdf version

Kim, H., and Bentz, D.P., "Internal Curing with Crushed Returned Concrete Aggregates," to be published in NRMCA Technology Forum: Focus on Sustainable Development, 2008. pdf version

Bentz, D.P., Snyder, K.A., Cass, L.C., and Peltz, M.A., "Doubling the Service Life of Concrete. I: Reducing Ion Mobility Using Nanoscale Viscosity Modifiers," accepted by Cement and Concrete Composites, 2008. pdf version

Bentz, D.P., and Aitcin, P.-C., "The Hidden Meaning of Water-to-Cement Ratio," Concrete International, 30 (5), 51-54, 2008. pdf version

Bentz, D.P., and Peltz, M.A., "Reducing Thermal and Autogenous Shrinkage Contributions to Early-Age Cracking," accepted by ACI Materials Journal, 2007.pdf version

Bentz, D.P., Sant, G., and Weiss, W.J., "Early-Age Properties of Cement-Based Materials: I. Influence of Cement Fineness," ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 20 (7), 2008.pdf version

Bentz, D.P., Haecker, C.-J., Peltz, M.A., and Snyder, K.A., "X-ray Absorption Studies of Drying of Cementitious Tile Adhesive Mortars," Cement and Concrete Composites, 30, 361-373, 2008.pdf version

Bentz, D.P., and Stutzman, P.E., "Internal Curing and Microstructure of High Performance Mortars," to presented at ACI 2007 Fall Convention, October 2007.pdf version

Bentz, D.P., Gaal, P.S., and Stroe Gaal, D., Further Progress in the Development of a Slug Calorimeter for Evaluating the Apparent Thermal Conductivity of Fire Resistive Materials,"Thermal Conductivity 29/Thermal Expansion 17, Eds. J.R. Koenig and H. Ban, 403-411, 2008. pdf version

Bentz, D.P., "Engineering Concrete Performance: Comparing Chemical and Physical Options for Producing Desired Properties," Concrete International, 29 (11), 33-37, 2007. pdf version

Bentz, D.P., and Martys, N.S., "A Stokes Permeability Solver for Three-Dimensional Porous Media," NISTIR 7416, U.S. Department of Commerce, April 2007. pdf version

Do, C.T., Bentz, D.P., and Stutzman, P.E., "Microstructure and Thermal Conductivity of Hydrated Calcium Silicate Board Materials," Journal of Building Physics, 31 (1), 55-67, 2007. pdf version

Bentz, D.P., and Prasad, K.R., "Thermal Performance of Fire Resistive Materials I. Characterization with Respect to Thermal Performance Models," NISTIR 7401, U.S. Department of Commerce, 2007. pdf version

Bentz, D.P., "Virtual Pervious Concrete: Microstructure, Percolation, and Permeability," ACI Materials Journal, 105 (3), 297-301, 2008. pdf version

Bentz, D.P., and Turpin, R., "Potential Applications of Phase Change Materials in Concrete Technology," Cement and Concrete Composites, 29 (7), 527-532, 2007. pdf version.

Bentz, D.P., "A Virtual Rapid Chloride Permeability Test", Cement and Concrete Composites, 29 (10), 723-731, 2007.pdf version

Bentz, D.P., "Influence of Shrinkage-Reducing Admixtures on Early-Age Properties of Cement Pastes," Journal of Advanced Concrete Technology, 4 (3), 423-429, 2006. pdf version

Bentz, D.P., "Internal Curing of High Performance Blended Cement Mortars," ACI Materials Journal, 104 (4), 408-414, 2007. pdf version

Bentz, D.P., Halleck, P.M., Grader,A.S., and Roberts, J.W., "Four-dimensional X-ray Microtomography Study of Water Movement during Internal Curing," Proceedings of the International RILEM Conference - Volume Changes of Hardening Concrete: Testing and Mitigation, Eds. O.M. Jensen, P. Lura, and K. Kovler, RILEM Publications S.A.R.L., 11-20, 2006.pdf version Powerpoint presentation

Bentz, D.P., "A Review of Early-Age Properties of Cement-Based Materials,", in Proceedings of the 12th International Congress on the Chemistry of Cement, Montreal, 2007, and Cement and Concrete Research, 2007, and Cement and Concrete Research, 38 (2), 196-204, 2008. pdf version

Bentz, D.P., "Verification, Validation, and Variability of Virtual Standards," 12th International Congress on the Chemistry of Cement, Montreal, 2007, PPT presentation, pdf version.

Bentz, D.P., Halleck, P., Grader, A., and Roberts, J.W., "Water Movement during Internal Curing: Direct Observation Using X-ray Microtomography," Concrete International, 28 (10), 39-45, 2006.pdf version

Bentz, D.P., "Transient Plane Source Measurements of the Thermal Properties of Hydrating Cement Pastes," Materials and Structures, 40 (12), 1073-1080, 2007. pdf version

Bentz, D.P., "Capillary Porosity Depercolation/Repecolation in Hydrating Cement Pastes via Low Temperature Calorimetry Measurements and CEMHYD3D Modeling," Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 89 (8), 2606-2611, 2006. pdf version

Bentz, D.P., "Combination of Transient Plane Source and Slug Calorimeter Measurements to Estimate the Thermal Properties of Fire Resistive Materials," ASTM Journal of Testing and Evaluation 35 (3), 240-244, 2007.pdf version

Bentz, D.P., Low Temperature Calorimetry Studies of Hydrating Portland Cement Pastes, NISTIR 7267, U.S. Department of Commerce, October 2005. (pdf version)

Bentz, D.P., "Lithium, Potassium, and Sodium Additions to Cement Pastes," Advances in Cement Research, 18 (2), 65-70, 2006.

Bentz, D.P., "Curing with Shrinkage-Reducing Admixtures: Beyond Drying Shrinkage Reduction," Concrete International, 27 (10), 55-60, 2005. (pdf version)

Bentz, D.P., "CEMHYD3D: A Three-Dimensional Cement Hydration and Microstructure Development Modeling Package. Version 3.0," National Institute of Standards and Technology Interagency Report 7232, Technology Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, June 2005.

Bentz, D.P., Koenders, E.A.B., Mönnig, S., Reinhardt, H.-W., van Breugel, K., and Ye, G., "Materials Science-Based Models in Support of Internal Water Curing," in RILEM Report 41 Internal Curing of Concrete Eds. K. Kovler and O.M. Jensen, RILEM Publications S.A.R.L., 29-43, 2007.

Bentz, D.P., "Measurement and Microstructure-Based Modeling of the Thermal Conductivity of Fire Resistive Materials," Thermal Conductivity 28/Thermal Expansion 16, Eds. R.B. Dinwiddle, M.A. White, and D.L. McElroy, DesTech Publications, Inc., Lancaster, PA, 161-170, 2006.

Bentz, D.P. and Stutzman, P.E., "Curing, Hydration, and Microstructure of Cement Paste," ACI Materials Journal, 103(5), 348-356, 2006.

Bentz, D.P., "Capitalizing on Self-Desiccation for Autogenous Distribution of Chemical Admixtures in Concrete," Proceedings of the 4th International Seminar on Self-Desiccation and Its Importance in Concrete Technology, Eds. B. Persson, D. Bentz, and L.-O. Nilsson, Lund University (2005), pp. 189-196.

Bentz, D.P., "Cement Hydration: Building Bridges and Dams at the Microstructure Level," Proceedings of the Knud Hojgaard Conference on Advanced Cement-Based Materials: Research and Testing Eds. O.M. Jensen, M. Geiker, and H. Stang, 135-146 (2006) and Materials and Structures, 40 (4), 397-404, 2007. pdf version

Bentz, D.P., "Influence of Alkalis on Porosity Percolation in Hydrating Cement Pastes," Cement and Concrete Composites, 28 (5), 427-431, 2006. pdf version

Bentz, D.P., "Modeling the Influence of Limestone Filler on Cement Hydration Using CEMHYD3D," Cement and Concrete Composites, 28 (2), 124-129, 2006. pdf verison

Bentz, D.P., Flynn, D.R., Kim, J.H. and Zarr, R.R., "A Slug Calorimeter for Evaluating the Thermal Performance of Fire Resistive Materials," Fire and Materials, 30, 257-270, 2006. pdf version

Bentz, D.P., Halleck, P.M., Clarke, M.N., Garboczi, E.J., and Grader, A.S., "Microstructure and Materials Science of Fire Resistive Materials," Proceedings of ASCE/SEI Spring 2005 Structures Congress, New York, 2005.

Bentz, D.P., "Influence of Water-to-Cement Ratio on Hydration Kinetics: Simple Models Based on Spatial Considerations," Cement and Concrete Research, 36 (2), 238-244, 2006.

Bentz, D.P., Prasad, K.R., Yang, J.C., "Towards a Methodology for the Characterization of Fire Resistive Materials with Respect to Thermal Performance Models," Fire and Materials, 30, 311-321, 2006. pdf version

Bentz, D.P., Replacement of "Coarse" Cement Particles by Inert Fillers in Low w/c Ratio Concretes II: Experimental Validation," Cement and Concrete Research, 35 (1), 185-188, 2005.

Garboczi, E.J., Bullard, J.W. and Bentz, D.P., "Virtual Testing of Cement and Concrete−USA 2004," Concrete International 26 (12), 33-37, 2004.

Snyder, K.A. and Bentz, D.P., "Suspended hydration and loss of freezable water in cement pastes exposed to 90 % relative humidity," Cement and Concrete Research 34 (11), 2045-2056, 2004.

Bentz, D.P., "Quantitative Comparison of Real and CEMHYD3D Model Microstructures Using Correlation Functions," Cement and Concrete Research, 36 (2), 259-263, 2006.

Bentz, D.P., Lura, P., and Roberts, J.W., "Mixture Proportioning for Internal Curing," Concrete International, 27 (2), 35-40, 2005, winner of the 2007 ACI Wason Medal for Materials Research.pdf version

Feng, X., Garboczi, E.J., Bentz, D.P., Stutzman, P.E. and Mason, T.O., "Estimation of the degree of hydration of blended cement pastes by a scanning electron microscopy point-counting procedure," Cement and Concrete Research, 34 (10), pp. 1787-1793, 2004.

Geiker, M.R., Bentz, D.P. and Jensen, O.M., "Mitigating Autogenous Shrinkage by Internal Curing," High-Performance Structural Lightweight Concrete, American Concrete Institute Special Publication 218, J.P. Ries and T.A. Holm, eds., 143-154, 2004.

Lura, P., Bentz, D.P., Lange, D.A., Kovler, K. and Bentur, A., "Pumice Aggregates for Internal Water Curing," Concrete Science and Engineering: A Tribute to Arnon Bentur, Proceedings of the International RILEM Symposium, Evanston, IL, March 22-24, 2004, pp. 137-151, 2004. (PDF Version)

Bentz, D.P., Haecker, C.J., Feng, X.P. and Stutzman, P.E., "Prediction of cement physical properties by virtual testing," Process Technology of Cement Manufacturing. Proceedings of the Fifth International VDZ Congress, Dusseldorf, Germany, September 23-27, 2002, 53-63, 2003 and Cement International, 1 (3) 86-92, 2003. (PDF Version)

Lura, P., Bentz, D.P., Lange, D.A., Kovler, K. Bentur, A., and van Breugel, K., "Measurement of Water Transport from Saturated Pumice Aggregates to Hardening Cement Paste," Proceedings. Advances in Cement and Concrete. Engineering Conferences International. Copper Mountain, CO, August 10-14, 2003, pp. 89-99, 2003. (PDF Version)

Bentz, D.P., "Influence of Curing Conditions on Water Loss and Hydration in Cement Pastes with and without Fly Ash Substitution," National Institute of Standards and Technology Internal Report 6886, July 2002. (PDF Version)

Bentz, D.P., Ehlen, M.A., Ferraris, C.F. and Winpigler, J.A., "Service Life Prediction Based on Sorptivity for Highway Concrete Exposed to Sulfate Attack and Freeze-Thaw Conditions," Federal Highway Administration Publication No. FHWA-RD-01-162, 62 pages, 2002. (PDF Version)

Bentz, D.P., Mizell, S., Satterfield, S., Devaney, J., George, W., Ketcham, P., Graham, J., Porterfield, J., Quenard, D., Vallee, F., Sallee, H., Boller, E., and Baruchel, J., "The Visible Cement Data Set," Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, 107 (2), 137-148, 2002. (PDF Version)

Bentz, D.P., Geiker, M., and Jensen, O.M., "On the Mitigation of Early Age Cracking," in: Self-Desiccation and Its Importance in Concrete Technology III, Eds: B. Persson and G. Fagerlund, Lund University, 2002.

Richardson, J.M., Biernacki, J.J., Stutzman, P.E., and Bentz, D.P., "Stoichiometry of slag hydration with calcium hydroxide," Journal of the American Ceramic Society 85 (4), 947-953, 2002. (PDF Version)

Bentz, D.P., and Jensen, O.M., "Mitigation Strategies for Autogenous Shrinkage Cracking," Cement and Concrete Composites, 26 (6), 677-685, 2004.

Remond, S., Bentz, D.P., and Pimienta, P., "Effect of the incorporation of Municipal Solid Waste Incineration fly ash in cement pastes and mortars II: Modeling," Cement and Concrete Research, 32 (4), 565-576, 2002. (PDF Version)

Remond, S., Pimienta, P., and Bentz, D.P. "Effects of the incorporation of Municipal Solid Waste Incineration fly ash in cement pastes and mortars I: Experimental study," Cement and Concrete Research, 32 (2), 303-311, 2002.

Garboczi, E.J. and Bentz, D.P., "The effect of statistical fluctuation, finite size error, and digital resolution on the phase percolation and transport properties of the NIST cement hydration model," Cement and Concrete Research, 31 (10), 1501-1514, 2001. (PDF Version)

Bentz, D.P., Ehlen, M.A., Ferraris, C.F., Garboczi, E.J., "Sorptivity-Based Service Life Predictions for Concrete Pavements," Proceedings. 7th International Conference on Concrete Pavements, Orlando, Florida, September 9-13, 181-193, 2001. (PDF Version)

Bentz, D.P., Geiker, M.R., and Hansen, K.K., "Shrinkage-Reducing Admixtures and Early Age Desiccation in Cement Pastes and Mortars," Cement and Concrete Research, 31 (7), 1075-1085, 2001. (PDF Version)

Bentz, D.P., and Forney, G.P., "User's Guide to the NIST Virtual Cement and Concrete Testing Laboratory. Version 1.0," NISTIR 6583, U.S. Department of Commerce, November 2000. (PDF Version)

Bentz, D.P., and Conway, J.T., "Computer Modeling of the Replacement of "Coarse" Cement Particles by Inert Fillers in Low w/c Ratio Concretes: Hydration and Strength," Cement and Concrete Research, 31, 503-506, 2001. (PDF Version)

Bentz, D.P., "A Computer Model to Predict the Surface Temperature and Time-of-Wetness of Concrete Pavements and Bridge Decks," NISTIR 6551, U.S. Department of Commerce, August 2000. (PDF Version)

Bentz, D.P., Hansen, K.K., Madsen, H.D., Vallee, F., and Griesel, E.J., "Drying/Hydration in Cements Pastes During Curing," Materials and Structures, 34, 557-565, 2001. (PDF Version)

Bentz, D.P., Feng, X., Haecker, C.-J., Stutzman, P.E., "Analysis of CCRL Proficiency Cements 135 and 136 Using CEMHYD3D," NISTIR 6545, U.S. Department of Commerce, August 2000. (PDF Version)

Bentz, D.P., "CEMHYD3D: A Three-Dimensional Cement Hydration and Microstructure Development Modelling Package. Version 2.0," NISTIR 6485, U.S. Department of Commerce, April 2000. (PDF Version)

Bentz, D.P., Jensen, O.M., Hansen, K.K., Olesen, J.F., Stang, H., and Haecker, C.J., "Influence of Cement Particle Size Distribution on Early Age Autogenous Strains and Stresses in Cement-Based Materials," Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 84 (1), 129-135, 2001. (PDF Version)

Bentz, D.P., and Hansen, K.K., "Preliminary Observations of Water Movement in Cement Pastes During Curing Using X-ray Absorption," Cement and Concrete Research, 30 (7), 1157-1168, 2000. (PDF Version)

Bentz, D.P., "Influence of Silica Fume on Diffusivity in Cement-Based Materials. II. Multi-Scale Modeling of Concrete Diffusivity," Cement and Concrete Research, 30 (7), 1121-1129, 2000. (PDF Version)

Bentz, D.P., Jensen, O.M., Coats, A.M. and Glasser, F.P., "Influence of Silica Fume on Diffusivity in Cement-Based Materials. I. Experimental and Computer Modeling Studies on Cement Pastes," Cement and Concrete Research, 30 953-962, 2000. (PDF Version)

Bentz, D.P., Quenard, D.A., Kunzel, H.M., Baruchel, J., Peyrin, F., Martys, N., and Garboczi, E.J., "Microstructure and Transport Properties of Porous Building Materials. II: Three-Dimensional X-ray Tomographic Studies," Materials and Structures, 33, 147-153, 2000. (PDF Version)

Bentz, D.P., "Fibers, Percolation, and Spalling of High Performance Concrete," ACI Materials Journal, 97 (3), 351-359, 2000. (PDF Version)

Bentz, D.P., Garboczi, E.J., Haecker, C.J., and Jensen, O.M., "Effects of Cement Particle Size Distribution on Performance Properties of Portland Cement-Based Materials," Cement and Concrete Research, 29 (10), 1663-1671, 1999. (PDF Version)

Hansen, K.K., and Bentz, D.P., "Studies of Hydration and Drying in Cement Pastes by Scanning X-Ray Absorptiometry," Workshop: Water in Cement Paste and Concrete-Hydration and Pore Structure. Proceedings. The Nordic Concrete Federation. October 7-8, 1999, Skagen, Denmark, 107-114, 1999. ((PDF Version)

Bentz, D.P., Stutzman, P.E., Haecker, C.J., and Remond, S., "SEM/X-ray Imaging of Cement-Based Materials," Proceedings of the 7th Euroseminar on Microscopy Applied to Building Materials, Eds: H.S. Pietersen, J.A. Larbi, and H.H.A. Janssen, Delft University of Technology, 1999, pp. 457-466. (PDF Version)

Bentz, D.P., and Snyder, K.A., "Protected Paste Volume in Concrete: Extension to Internal Curing Using Saturated Lightweight Fine Aggregate," Cement and Concrete Research, 29 (11), 1863-1867, 1999. (PDF Version)

Bentz, D.P., "Effects of Cement PSD on Porosity Percolation and Self-Desiccation," in: Self-Desiccation and Its Importance in Concrete Technology II, Eds: B. Persson and G. Fagerlund, Lund University, 1999, pp. 127-134. (PDF Version)

Bentz, D.P., Garboczi, E.J., and Snyder, K.A., "A Hard Core/Soft Shell Microstructural Model for Studying Percolation and Transport in Three-Dimensional Composite Media," NISTIR 6265, U.S. Department of Commerce, January 1999. (PDF Version)

Bentz, D.P. and Haecker, C.J., "An Argument for Using Coarse Cements in High Performance Concretes," Cement and Concrete Research, 29 (4), 615-618, 1999. (PDF Version)

Bentz, D.P., "Modelling Cement Microstructure: Pixels, Particles, and Property Prediction," Materials and Structures, 32, 187-195, 1998. (PDF Version)

Bentz, D.P., Garboczi, E.J., and Quenard, D.A., "Modelling Drying Shrinkage in Reconstructed Porous Materials: Application to Porous Vycor Glass," Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineeering, 6, 211-236, 1998. (PDF Version)

Bentz, D.P., Waller, V., and De Larrard, F., "Prediction of Adiabatic Temperature Rise in Conventional and High-Performance Concretes Using a 3-D Microstructural Model," Cement and Concrete Research, 28 (2), 285-297, 1998. (PDF Version)

Bentz, D.P., and Remond, S., "Incorporation of Fly Ash into a 3-D Cement Hydration Microstructure Model," NISTIR 6050, U.S. Department of Commerce, August 1997. (PDF Version)

Bentz, D.P., "Three-Dimensional Computer Simulation of Portland Cement Hydration and Microstructure Development," Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 80 (1), 3-21, 1997 winner of 1997 Brunaeur best paper award from Cements Division. (PDF Version)

Bentz, D.P., Garboczi, E.J., and Lagergren, E.S., "Multi-Scale Microstructural Modelling of Concrete Diffusivity: Identification of Significant Variables," Cement, Concrete, and Aggregates, 20 (1), 129-139, 1998. (PDF Version)

Bentz, D.P., "Guide to Using CEMHYD3D: A Three-Dimensional Cement Hydration and Microstructure Development Modelling Package," NISTIR 5977, U.S. Department of Commerce, February 1997. (PDF Version)

Bentz, D.P., Clifton, J.R., and Snyder, K.A., "Predicting Service Life of Chloride-Exposed Steel-Reinforced Concrete," Concrete International, 18 (12), 42-47, 1996.

Bentz, D.P., Snyder, K.A., and Stutzman, P.E., "Hydration of Portland Cement: The Effects of Curing Conditions," Proceedings of the 10th International Congress on the Chemistry of Cement, Sweden, 1997. (PDF Version)

Bentz, D.P., "A Three-Dimensional Cement Hydration and Microstructure Program. I. Hydration Rate, Heat of Hydration, and Chemical Shrinkage," NISTIR 5756, U.S. Department of Commerce, November 1995. (PDF Version)

Bentz, D.P., Quenard, D.A., Baroghel-Bouny, V., Garboczi, E.J., and Jennings, H.M., "Modelling Drying Shrinkage of Cement Paste and Mortar Part 1. Structural Models from Nanometres to Millimetres," Materials and Structures, 28, 450-458, 1995. (PDF Version)

Bentz, D.P., and Stutzman, P.E., "Evolution of Porosity and Calcium Hydroxide in Laboratory Concretes Containing Silica Fume," Cement and Concrete Research, 24 (6), 1044-50, 1994.

Bentz, D.P., and Martys, N.S., "Hydraulic Radius and Transport in Reconstructed Model Three-Dimensional Porous Media," Transport in Porous Media, 17 (3), 221-238, 1995.

Garboczi, E.J., and Bentz, D.P., "Modelling of the Microstructure and Transport Properties of Concrete," Construction and Building Materials, 10 (5), 293-300, 1996. (PDF Version)

Bentz, D.P., Detwiler, R.J., Garboczi, E.J., Halamickova, P., and Schwartz, L.M., "Multi-Scale Modelling of the Diffusivity of Mortar and Concrete," RILEM International Conference on Chloride Intrusion into Concrete, 85-94, 1995.

Bentz, D.P., Coveney, P.V., Garboczi, E.J., Kleyn, M.F., and Stutzman, P.E., "Cellular Automaton Simulations of Cement Hydration and Microstructure Development," Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering, 2 (4), 783-808, 1994.

Bentz, D.P., Hwang, J.T.G., Hagwood, C., Garboczi, E.J., Snyder, K.A., Buenfeld, N., and Scrivener, K.L., "Interfacial Zone Percolation in Concrete: Effects of Interfacial Zone Thickness and Aggregate Shape," MRS Proceedings, Vol. 370, Microstructure of Cement-Based Systems/ Bonding and Interfaces in Cementitious Materials, 437-442, 1995. (PDF Version)

Bentz, D.P., Garboczi, E.J., Jennings, H.M, and Quenard, D.A., "Multi-Scale Digital-Image-Based Modelling of Cement-Based Materials," MRS Proceedings, ibid, 33-42, 1995. (PDF Version)

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