Christopher Adam Senalik

Treesearch Publications

• Christopher Adam Senalik, Xiping Wang, Katie M. Ohno, Robert J. Ross, William A. Martin. 2026. Condition assessment of the wooden mast of historic schooner Grace Bailey.
• Matthew A. Arvanitis, Christopher Adam Senalik. 2025. On Statistical Testing Methods for Dimension Lumber Property Monitoring
• Christopher Adam Senalik, Katie M. Ohno, Grant T. Kirker, William A. Martin, Terrence J. Winschel, Laurice M. Spinelli Correa, Rubin Shmulsky, Robert J. Ross, Thomas G. Shelton. 2025. Condition assessment of the timber frame supporting USS Cairo at Vicksburg National Military Park, Vicksburg, Mississippi
• Matthew A. Arvanitis, Christopher Adam Senalik, Benjamin Farber. 2025. NONPAR methodology and tables
• Christopher Adam Senalik, Xiping Wang, Laurice M. Spinelli Correa, Rubin Shmulsky, Robert J. Ross. 2024. Condition assessment of historic wooden ships
• Christopher Adam Senalik, Laya Khademibami, Rubin Shmulsky, R. Daniel Seale, Robert J. Ross, Mostafa Mohammadabadi, Keith Ward, Thomas Williamson. 2024. Evaluation of Creep Performance of Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs): phase 3
• Juliet Swinea, Kathryn Sanborn, Mark Weaver, Marco Lo Ricco, Christopher Adam Senalik, Lauren K. Stewart. 2024. Enhanced cross laminated timber (ECLT) for ballistic resistant design
• Grant T. Kirker, Christopher Adam Senalik, Xiping Wang, Katie M. Ohno, Rachel A. Arango, Mark E. Mankowski, Joseph Eskola, Nathan Kamprath, Sebastian Karwaczynski, Mark Weaver. 2024. Evaluation of mass timber materials for military and commercial trailer decking
• Rubin Shmulsky, Laya Khademibami, Robert J. Ross, Christopher Adam Senalik, Kevin W. Ragon, Brian K. Brashaw. 2024. Assessment of condition and decay of wooden mats used in the construction industry: with a review of state-of-the-art wood condition assessment techniques
• R. Dan Seale, Christopher Adam Senalik, Rubin Shmulsky, Robert J. Ross, Laya Khademibami, Mostafa Mohammadabadi, Thomas Williamson. 2024. Development of a test method to monitor creep behavior of structural insulated panels under load
• Marco Lo Ricco, Mark K. Weaver, Christopher Adam Senalik, Jim Henjum, Jason Cattelino. 2023. Ballistic testing of cross-laminated timber layups to further develop protective panels
• Marly G. C. Uzcategui, Frederico José Nistal França, R. Daniel Seale, Robert J. Ross, Christopher Adam Senalik. 2023. Assessing 2 by 6 Southern Pine Lumber Flexural and Tensile Properties with Nondestructive Techniques
• M. G. C. Uzcategui, F. J. N. França, R. D. Seale, Christopher Adam Senalik, Robert J. Ross. 2023. Nondestructive Evaluation of 2 by 10 Southern Pine Lumber
• Laya Khademibami, Rubin Shmulsky, Christopher Adam Senalik, Roy Daniel Seale, Robert J. Ross, Mostafa Mohammadabadi, Keith Ward, Thomas Williamson. 2023. Flexural testing of structural insulated panels before and after creep testing
• Christopher Adam Senalik, Benjamin Farber, James Wacker, Xiping Wang. 2023. Using dielectric orthotropy as an indicator of internal decay of wood members
• Robert J. Ross, Xiping Wang, Christopher Adam Senalik. 2023. Nondestructive evaluation of wood products
• R. Shmulsky, L. Khademibami, Christopher Adam Senalik, R.D. Seale, Robert J. Ross. 2022. The Influence of Foam Discontinuity in the Shear Zone of Structural Insulated Panel Beams
• Yishi Lee, Frederico Jose Nistal Franca, R. Daniel Seale, Jerrold E. Winandy, Christopher Adam Senalik. 2022. Correlation Analysis of Ultrasonic Stress Wave Characteristics and the Destructive Strength Measurements in Cylindrical Wooden Structure
• Marly G.C. Uzcategui, Frederico J.N. Franca, R. Daniel Seale, Christopher Adam Senalik, Robert J. Ross. 2022. Flexural and Tensile Properties of 2x6 and 2x10 Southern Pine Lumber
• R. Bruce Allison, James R. Anderson, Amy L. Androff, Robert J. Ross, Christopher Adam Senalik, Jeffrey Hagan, Mary L. Oehrlein, Nathan Kamprath, Keith York. 2022. Lumber from World War I Research at the Forest Products Laboratory Helps Repair the U.S. Capitol Building
• Christopher Adam Senalik, James Wacker, Xiping Wang. 2022. Evaluating the efficacy of ground-penetrating radar as an inspection tool for timber bridges
• Christopher Adam Senalik, Robert J. Ross, C. Elizabeth Stokes, Tamara S.F.A. Franca, Rubin Shmulsky. 2022. Assessing biological deterioration in wood with acoustic-based techniques--a review
• Laurice Mara Spinelli Correa, Frederica Jose Nistal Franca, Rubin Shmulsky, R. Daniel Seale, Robert J. Ross, Christopher Adam Senalik. 2022. Evaluation of Modulus of Elasticity and Modulus of Rupture of Cross-Laminated Timber with Longitudinal Vibration NDE Techniques
• Grant T. Kirker, Xiping Wang, Christopher Adam Senalik, Andrew Storer, Xinfeng Xie, Nathan Kamprath, Keith York, Robert J. Ross. 2022. Research opportunities in the tropics: summary of 2019 evaluation of test sites in Panama and Suriname
• Robert J. Ross, Christopher Adam Senalik, Rubin Shmulsky, Brian Brashaw. 2021. Development of Field Inspection Practices for Wood Structures on Fire-Prone Lands: Application of State-of-the-Art Condition Assessment Techniques
• Brunela Pollastrelli Rodrigues, Christopher Adam Senalik, Xi Wu, James Wacker. 2021. Use of Ground Penetrating Radar in the Evaluation of Wood Structures: A Review
• Rubin Shmulsky, Frederico José Nistal França, J. Tedrick Ratcliff, Benjamin Farber, Christopher Adam Senalik, Robert J. Ross, R. Daniel. Seale. 2021. Compression Properties of Small Clear Southern Yellow Pine Specimens Tested across Five Decades
• Frederico José Nistal França, Rubin Shmulsky, J. Tedrick Ratcliff, Benjamin Farber, Christopher Adam Senalik, Robert J. Ross, R. Daniel. Seale. 2021. Yellow Pine Small Clear Flexural Properties across Five Decades
• Frederico Jose Nistal Franca, Rubin Shmulsky, Tedrick Ratcliff, Benjamin Farber, Christopher Adam Senalik, Robert J. Ross, R. Daniel Seale. 2021. Interrelationships of Specific Gravity, Stiffness, and Strength of Yellow Pine across Five Decades
• Benjamin Farber, Christopher Adam Senalik. 2021. Calculating strength ratio and grade quality index of dimensional lumber using ASTM D4761 and ASTM D245
• Zhiyong Cai, Christopher Adam Senalik, Robert J. Ross. 2021. Chapter 12: Mechanical properties of wood-based composite materials
• Christopher Adam Senalik, Benjamin Farber. 2021. Chapter 6: Commercial lumber, round timbers, and ties
• Christopher Adam Senalik, Benjamin Farber. 2021. Chapter 7: Stress grades and design properties for lumber, round timber, and ties
• Christopher Adam Senalik, Benjamin Farber. 2021. Chapter 5: Mechanical properties of wood
• Christopher Adam Senalik, F. J. N. França, R. D. Seale, Robert J. Ross, R. Shmulsky. 2020. Estimating lumber properties with acoustic-based technologies—Part 1: Modeling acoustic (stress) wave behavior in clear wood and lumber
• Christopher Adam Senalik, F. J. N. França, R. D. Seale, Robert J. Ross, R. Shmulsky. 2020. Estimating lumber properties with acoustic-based technologies—Part 2: Ultimate tension stress estimation from time- and frequency-domain parameters
• Richard Bruce Allison, Xiping Wang, Christopher Adam Senalik. 2020. Methods for Nondestructive Testing of Urban Trees
• Nusret As, Christopher Adam Senalik, Robert J. Ross, Xiping Wang. 2020. Nondestructive evaluation of the tensile properties of structural lumber from the spruce-pine-fir species grouping: relationship between grain angle and energy loss
• Nusret As, Christopher Adam Senalik, Robert J. Ross, Xiping Wang, Benjamin Farber. 2020. Nondestructive evaluation of the tensile properties of structural lumber from the spruce-pine-fir species grouping: relationship between modulus of elasticity and ultimate tension stress
• Xi Wu, Christopher Adam Senalik, James Wacker, Xiping Wang, Guanghui Li. 2020. Ground-Penetrating Radar Investigation of Salvaged Timber Girders from Bridges Along Route 66 in California
• Xi Wu, Christopher Adam Senalik, James Wacker, Xiping Wang, Guanghui Li. 2020. Object detection of ground-penetrating radar signals using empirical mode decomposition and dynamic time warping
• Frederico Franca, Christopher Adam Senalik, R. Daniel Seale, Robert J. Ross, Rubin Shmulsky. 2019. Comparing idealized acoustic wave behavior to that observed in clear wood and lumber
• Xi Wu, Christopher Adam Senalik, James Wacker, Xiping Wang, Guanghui Li. 2019. Using ground penetrating radar to classify features within structural timbers
• Christopher Adam Senalik, James Wacker, Xiping Wang, Xi Wu. 2019. Identifying incipient decay in Douglas-fir bridge components using x-ray computerized tomography
• Nusret As, Robert J. Ross, Xiping Wang, Christopher Adam Senalik. 2019. Nondestructive evaluation of tensile properties of structural lumber from the spruce-pine-fir species grouping: phase 1 evaluation of modulus of elasticity
• Robert J. Ross, Xiping Wang, Christopher Adam Senalik. 2018. Nondestructive assessment of wood members in a viewing tower in Potawatomi State Park, Door County, Wisconsin, USA
• Dwight E. Mcdonald, Marshall Begel, Christopher Adam Senalik, Thomas Williamson. 2018. Evaluation of creep performance of structural insulated panels (SIPs): phase 2
• Robert H. Falk, James Bridwell, Christopher Adam Senalik, Marshall Begel. 2018. Residential tornado safe room from commodity wood products – impact and wind pressure testing
• Xiping Wang, Christopher Adam Senalik, Robert J. Ross. 2017. Proceedings, 20th international nondestructive testing and evaluation of wood symposium
• Christopher Adam Senalik, Lujing Zhou, Robert J. Ross. 2017. Assessment of deterioration in timbers with time and frequency domain analysis techniques
• Christopher Adam Senalik, James Wacker, Xiping Wang, Brunella Pollastrelli Rodrigues, Frank Jalinoos. 2017. Assessing ability of ground-penetrating radar to detect internal moisture and fungal decay in Douglas-fir beams
• Christopher Adam Senalik, James Wacker, Travis K. Hosteng, John C. Hermanson. 2017. Smart timber bridge on geosynthetic reinforced soil (GRS) abutments
• Robert J. Ross, Xiping Wang, Christopher Adam Senalik, R. Bruce Allison, Lujing Zhou. 2017. Nondestructive assessment of wood members from a historic viewing tower
• Christopher Adam Senalik, Robert J. Ross, Samuel L. Zelinka, Stan Lebow, Zhiyong Cai. 2017. Accelerated aging of preservative-treated structural plywood
• Xiping Wang, Christopher Adam Senalik, Robert J. Ross, Neal Bennett, Debbie Conner. 2016. Effects of cedar oil and silica gel treatment on dimensional stability and mechanical properties of Southern Yellow Pine boards
• James Wacker, Christopher Adam Senalik, Xiping Wang, Frank Jalinoos. 2016. Effectiveness of Several NDE Technologies in Detecting Moisture Pockets and: Artificial Defects in Sawn Timber and Glulam
• Christopher Adam Senalik, James Wacker, Xiping Wang, F. Jalinoos. 2016. Assessing the Ability of Ground-Penetrating Radar to Detect Fungal Decay in Douglas-Fir Beams
• Christopher Adam Senalik, Robert J. Ross. 2015. Predicting Plywood Properties with Wood-based Composite Models
• Christopher Adam Senalik, Robert J. Ross, Rodney DeGroot. 2015. Ultrasound Transmission Times in Biologically Deteriorated Wood
• Dwight E. Mcdonald, Marshall Begel, Christopher Adam Senalik, Robert J. Ross, Thomas D. Skaggs, Borjen Yeh, Thomas Williamson. 2014. Creep Behavior of Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs): Results from a Pilot Study
• Christopher Adam Senalik, Gregory Schueneman, Robert J. Ross. 2014. Ultrasonic-Based Nondestructive Evaluation Methods for Wood: A Primer and Historical Review
• Megan McGovern, Christopher Adam Senalik, George Chen, Frank C. Beall, Henrique Reis. 2013. Effect of Decay on Ultrasonic Velocity and Attenuation Measurements in Wood
• Christopher Adam Senalik. 2013. Detection and Assessment of Wood Decay in Glulam Beams Using a Decay Rate Approach: A Review

• Project
  

  Creep Performance Testing of Structural Insulated Panels

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/fpl/projects/sip-creep
  Station

  Forest Products Laboratory

Multimedia

• Webinars

  SCIENCEx Forest Products Week: Bigger than a Woodchip

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/products/multimedia/webinars/sciencex-forest-products-week-bigger-woodchip

• University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL, Acousto-Ultrasonic Inspection and Finite Difference Time Domain Simulation Thesis: Detection and Assessment of Wood Decay – Glulam Beams and Wooden Utility Poles, 2013
• University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL, Control Systems, 2001
• University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL, Non-destructive testing and evaluation, 1997