Samuel L. Zelinka, PhD

Treesearch Publications

• Samuel L. Zelinka, Dwight E. Mcdonald, Marshall Begel, Borjen Yeh. 2026. Strength properties of laminated veneer lumber after extended exposure to high temperatures
• Natalia Farkas, Samuel V. Glass, Samuel L. Zelinka. 2025. Hygrothermal Modeling and Laboratory Tests of Solar-Driven Moisture Diffusion in Wood-Frame Walls with Absorptive Claddings
• Samuel V. Glass, Robert Lepage, Natalia Farkas, Samuel L. Zelinka. 2025. Comparative Evaluation of the VTT Mold Index Model and the DR SIM Model for Moisture Risk Assessment
• Samuel L. Zelinka, Samuel V. Glass, Natalia Farkas, Emil E. Thybring, Michael Altgen, Lauri Rautkari, Simon Curling, Jinzhen Cao, Yujiao Wang, Tina Künniger, Gustav Nyström, Christopher Hubert Dreimol, Ingo Burgert, Mark G. Roper, Darren P. Broom, Matthew Schwarzkopf, Arief Yudhanto, Mohammad Subah, Gilles Lubineau, Maria Fredriksson, Wiesław Olek, Jerzy Majka, Nanna Bjerregaard Pedersen, Daniel J. Burnett, Armando R. Garcia, Frieder Dreisbach, Louis Waguespack, Jennifer Schott, Luis G. Esteban, Alberto García‑Iruela, Thibaut Colinart, Romain Rémond, Brahim Mazian, Patrick Perré, Lukas Emmerich. 2025. Interlaboratory study of automated sorption measurements in wood: method for correcting systematic errors with the commonly used 0.002% min⁻¹ stop criterion
• Samuel V. Glass, Charles R. Boardman, Natalia Farkas, Samuel L. Zelinka, Borjen Yeh, Kamal Neupane. 2025. Development of a moisture risk index for wood-frame walls
• Maria Fredriksson, Emil Engelund Thybring, Samuel L. Zelinka, Samuel V. Glass. 2025. The fiber saturation point: does it mean what you think it means?
• Samuel L. Zelinka, Samuel V. Glass, Natalia Farkas, Emil E. Thybring, Michael Altgen, Lauri Rautkari, Simon Curling, Jinzhen Cao, Yujiao Wang, Tina Künniger, Gustav Nyström, Christopher Hubert Dreimol, Ingo Burgert, Mark G. Roper, Darren P. Broom, Matthew Schwarzkopf, Arief Yudhanto, Mohammad Subah, Gilles Lubineau, Maria Fredriksson, Wiesław Olek, Jerzy Majka, Nanna Bjerregaard Pedersen, Daniel J. Burnett, Armando R. Garcia, Frieder Dreisbach, Louis Waguespack, Jennifer Schott, Luis G. Esteban, Alberto García‑Iruela, Thibaut Colinart, Romain Rémond, Brahim Mazian, Patrick Perré, Lukas Emmerich. 2025. Interlaboratory study of the quality of water vapor sorption data for wood from automated sorption balances
• Natalia Farkas, Charles R. Boardman, Samuel V. Glass, Samuel L. Zelinka. 2025. Measurement of through-assembly air leakage and its impact on moisture performance of wood-frame walls
• Samuel V. Glass, Natalia Farkas, Samuel L. Zelinka, Graham Finch, Nate Helbach. 2025. A conceptual approach for developing guidelines to prevent drying cracks in mass timber
• Samuel L. Zelinka, Keith Bourne, Toby Beynon, Christoph F. Schauwecker, Daniel Davis. 2024. Fire resistance of floor framing members: development of an intermediate-scale screening test
• Samuel L. Zelinka, Samuel V. Glass, Eleanor Lazarcik, Emil E. Thybring, Michael Altgen, Lauri Rautkari, Simon Curling, Jinzhen Cao, Yujiao Wang, Tina Künniger, Gustav Nyström, Christopher Hubert Dreimol, Ingo Burgert, Mohd Khairun Anwar Uyup, Tumirah Khadiran, Mark G. Roper, Darren P. Broom, Matthew Schwarzkopf, Arief Yudhanto, Mohammad Subah, Gilles Lubineau, Maria Fredriksson, Marcin Strojecki, Wiesław Olek, Jerzy Majka, Nanna Bjerregaard Pedersen, Daniel J. Burnett, Armando R. Garcia, Els Verdonck, Frieder Dreisbach, Louis Waguespack, Jennifer Schott, Luis G. Esteban, Alberto Garcia-Iruela, Thibaut Colinart, Romain Rémond, Brahim Mazian, Patrick Perre, Lukas Emmerich, Ling Li. 2024. Interlaboratory study of the operational stability of automated sorption balances
• Samuel V. Glass, Charles R. Boardman, Natalia Farkas, Eleanor Lazarcik, Samuel L. Zelinka. 2024. Improved engineering model for water absorption in softwoods
• Samuel L. Zelinka, Richard Bergman, Marco Lo Ricco, William A. Martin, Bill Parsons, Iain Macdonald, Jennifer Cover. 2023. Findings from the 2022 North American mass timber research needs assessment workshop
• Laura Hasburgh, Grant T. Kirker, Katie M. Ohno, Rachel A. Arango, Kara Yedinak, Samuel L. Zelinka. 2023. Fire Protection Research at the Forest Products Laboratory
• Samuel V. Glass, Samuel L. Zelinka, Charles R. Boardman, Emil Engelund Thybring. 2023. Promoting advances in understanding water vapor sorption in wood: relegating popular models and misconceptions
• Samuel L. Zelinka, Samuel V. Glass, Eleanor Lazarcik. 2023. The use of isothermal calorimetry to measure corrosion rates of metals in contact with preservative-treated wood
• Samuel L. Zelinka, Keith Bourne, Laura Hasburgh, Kara Yedinak. 2023. Heat delamination in cross laminated timber: intermediate scale test based upon the North American standards
• Laura Hasburgh, Samuel L. Zelinka. 2023. Flammability and Acetic Acid Emissions from Acetylated Wood under Well-Ventilated Burning Conditions
• Marco Lo Ricco, Richard Bergman, Samuel L. Zelinka, Iain Macdonald, Bill Parsons, Jennifer S. Cover, William A. Martin. 2023. Research needs assessment for the mass timber industry: Proceedings of the 3rd North American mass timber research needs workshop
• Rachel A. Arango, Stan T. Lebow, Vina Yang, Samuel L. Zelinka, Patricia K. Lebow, Patrick DeWald. 2023. Evaluation of moldicidal additives for wood preservatives used in dip-treatment of wood packaging materials for military applications.
• Samuel L. Zelinka, Keith Bourne. 2022. Intermediate-Scale Laboratory Method to Qualify Heat-Delaminating Adhesives for Use in Cross-Laminated Timber
• Emil Engelund Thybring, Maria Fredriksson, Samuel L. Zelinka, Samuel V. Glass. 2022. Water in Wood: A Review of Current Understanding and Knowledge Gaps
• Samuel L. Zelinka, Michael Altgen, Lukas Emmerich, Nathanael Guigo, Tobias Keplinger, Maija Kymäläinen, Emil E. Thybring, Lisbeth G. Thygesen. 2022. Review of Wood Modification and Wood Functionalization Technologies
• LINDA MAKOVICKA OSVALDOVA, PAULINA MAGDOLENOVA, FRANK MARKERT, Samuel L. Zelinka, LOUISE FREDERIKKE ENOKSEN, MALTHE KLINT. 2022. Modelling a CLT specimen protected with gypsum exposed to parametric fire curve heat flux
• Elizabeth Poblete, Tahar Messadi, Cameron Murray, Samuel L. Zelinka. 2022. Moisture Monitoring of a CLT Structure in a Southern Climate
• Samuel L. Zelinka, Grant T. Kirker, George E. Sterbinsky, Keith Bourne. 2022. Oxidation states of copper in preservative treated wood as studied by X-ray absorption near edge spectroscopy (XANES)
• Laura Hasburgh, Samuel L. Zelinka, Amy B. Bishell, Grant T. Kirker. 2021. Durability and Fire Performance of Charred Wood Siding (Shou Sugi Ban)
• Samuel L. Zelinka, Tom Williamson, Karen Martinson, Michael A. Ritter. 2021. North American Research Needs Assessment for Mass Timber
• Samuel L. Zelinka, Emil E. Thybring, Samuel V. Glass. 2021. Interpreting Dynamic Vapor Sorption (DVS) Measurements: Why Wood Science Needs to Hit the Reset Button
• Maria Fredriksson, Emil Engelund Thybring, Samuel L. Zelinka. 2021. Artifacts in electrical measurements on wood caused by non-uniform moisture distributions
• Emil E. Thybring, Charles R. Boardman, Samuel L. Zelinka, Samuel V. Glass. 2021. Common sorption isotherm models are not physically valid for water in wood
• Samuel L. Zelinka, Keith Bourne, Nathan J. Bechle, Douglas R. Rammer. 2021. Intermediate-scale test developed to screen adhesive fire performance in glued-laminated timber before full-scale testing
• Shiling Pei, Jake Stogdill, Samuel V. Glass, Samuel L. Zelinka, Steven Kordziel, Paulo Cesar. Tabares-Velasco. 2021. Long-Term Moisture Monitoring Results of an Eight-Story Mass Timber Building in the Pacific Northwest
• Samuel V. Glass, Samuel L. Zelinka. 2021. Chapter 4: Moisture relations and physical properties of wood
• Samuel L. Zelinka, Joseph Jakes, Grant T. Kirker, Amy B. Bishell, Charles R. Boardman, Barry Lai, George E. Sterbinsky, Jody Jellison, Barry Goodell. 2021. Oxidation states of iron and manganese in lignocellulose altered by the brown rot fungus Gloeophyllum trabeum measured in-situ using X-ray absorption near edge spectroscopy (XANES)
• Byrne Miyamoto, Nathan J. Bechle, Douglas R. Rammer, Samuel L. Zelinka. 2021. A Small-Scale Test to Examine Heat Delamination in Cross Laminated Timber (CLT)
• Samuel V. Glass, Samuel L. Zelinka, Emil Engelund Thybring. 2021. Exponential decay analysis: a flexible, robust, data-driven methodology for analyzing sorption kinetic data
• Samuel L. Zelinka, Carl J. Houtman, Kolby Hirth, Steven Lacher, Linda F. Lorenz, Emil Engelund Thybring, Christopher G. Hunt. 2020. The effect of acetylation on iron uptake and diffusion in water saturated wood cell walls and implications for decay
• Samuel L. Zelinka, Byrne Miyamoto, Nathan J. Bechle, Douglas R. Rammer. 2020. Small scale test to measure the strength of adhesives at elevated temperatures for use in evaluating adhesives for cross laminated timber (CLT)
• Laura Hasburgh, Donald S. Stone, Samuel L. Zelinka, Nayomi Z. Plaza. 2020. Characterization of wood chemical changes caused by pyrolysis during flaming combustion using x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
• Samuel L. Zelinka, Leandro Passarini. 2020. Corrosion of metal fasteners embedded in acetylated and untreated wood at different moisture contents
• Samuel L. Zelinka, Laura Hasburgh, Keith Bourne. 2020. Overview of North American CLT fire testing and code adoption
• Charles R. Boardman, Samuel V. Glass, Samuel L. Zelinka. 2020. Moisture redistribution in full-scale wood-frame wall assemblies: measurements and engineering approximation
• Joseph Jakes, Samuel L. Zelinka, Christopher G. Hunt, Peter Ciesielski, Charles R. Frihart, Daniel J. Yelle, Leandro Passarini, Sophie-Charlotte Gleber, David Vine, Stefan Vogt. 2020. Measurement of moisture-dependent ion diffusion constants in wood cell wall layers using time-lapse micro X-ray fluorescence microscopy
• Samuel L. Zelinka, Samuel V. Glass, Emil Engelund. Thybring. 2020. Evaluation of previous measurements of water vapor sorption in wood at multiple temperatures
• Christopher G. Hunt, Samuel L. Zelinka, Joseph Jakes. 2020. Limiting polysaccharide motion protects wood from decay
• Steven Kordziel, Samuel V. Glass, Charles R. Boardman, Robert Munson, Samuel L. Zelinka, Shiling Pei, Paulo Cesar. Tabares-Velasco. 2020. Hygrothermal characterization and modeling of cross-laminated timber in the building envelope
• Laura Hasburgh, Keith Bourne, Donald S. Stone, Samuel L. Zelinka. 2020. Simulating real compartment fire conditions in a furnace
• Samuel L. Zelinka, Grant T. Kirker, Amy B. Bishell, Samuel V. Glass. 2020. Effects of wood moisture content and the level of acetylation on brown rot decay
• Grant T. Kirker, Christian Brischke, Leandro Passarini, Samuel L. Zelinka. 2020. Salt Damage in Wood: Controlled Laboratory Exposures and Mechanical Property Measurements
• Samuel L. Zelinka, Ken Sullivan, Shiling Pei, Noah Ottum, Nathan J. Bechle, Douglas R. Rammer, Laura Hasburgh. 2019. Small scale tests on the performance of adhesives used in cross laminated timber (CLT) at elevated temperatures
• Joseph Jakes, Christopher G. Hunt, Samuel L. Zelinka, Peter N. Ciesielski, Nayomi Z. Plaza. 2019. Effects of Moisture on Diffusion in Unmodified Wood Cell Walls: A Phenomenological Polymer Science Approach
• Samuel L. Zelinka, Leandro Passarini, Frederick Matt, Grant T. Kirker. 2019. Corrosiveness of Thermally Modified Wood
• Steven Kordziel, Shiling Pei, Samuel V. Glass, Samuel L. Zelinka, Paulo Cesar. Tabares-Velasco. 2019. Structure moisture monitoring of an 8-story mass timber building in the Pacific Northwest
• Emil Engelund Thybring, Samuel V. Glass, Samuel L. Zelinka. 2019. Kinetics of water vapor sorption in wood cell walls: state of the art and research needs
• Samuel L. Zelinka, Tom Williamson, Karen Martinson, Michael Ritter. 2019. Research needs assessment for the mass timber industry: Proceedings of the 2nd North American mass timber research needs workshop
• Dante Giacomozzi, Olli Joutsimo, Samuel L. Zelinka. 2019. The processing of Pinus radiata: pore size distribution changes in the cell wall structure studied by pressure plate technique and mercury intrusion porosimetry
• Laura Hasburgh, Steven T. Craft, Ineke Van Zeeland, Samuel L. Zelinka. 2019. Relative humidity versus moisture content relationship for several commercial wood species and its potential effect on flame spread
• Samuel L. Zelinka, Joseph Jakes, Grant T. Kirker, Leandro Passarini, Christopher G. Hunt, Barry Lai, Olga Antipova, Luxi Li, Stefan Vogt. 2019. Copper distribution and oxidation states near corroded fasteners in treated wood
• Emil E. Thybring, Charles R. Boardman, Samuel V. Glass, Samuel L. Zelinka. 2019. The parallel exponential kinetics model is unfit to characterize moisture sorption kinetics in cellulosic materials
• Samuel L. Zelinka, Samuel V. Glass, Emil Engelund. Thybring. 2018. Myth versus reality: do parabolic sorption isotherm models reflect actual wood–water thermodynamics?
• Christopher G. Hunt, Samuel L. Zelinka, Charles R. Frihart, Linda F. Lorenz, Daniel J. Yelle, Sophie-Charlotte Gleber, Stefan Vogt, Joseph Jakes. 2018. Acetylation increases relative humidity threshold for ion transport in wood cell walls – a means to understanding decay resistance
• Samuel L. Zelinka, S. Kordziel, S. Pei, Samuel V. Glass, P.C. Tabares-Velasco. 2018. Moisture monitoring throughout the construction and occupancy of mass timber builidings
• Samuel L. Zelinka, Shiling Pei, Nathan J. Bechle, Kenneth Sullivan, Noah Ottum, Douglas R. Rammer, Laura Hasburgh. 2018. Performance of wood adhesive for cross laminated timber under elevated temperatures
• Steven Kordziel, Samuel V. Glass, Shiling Pei, Samuel L. Zelinka, Paulo Cesar. Tabares-Velasco. 2018. Moisture monitoring and modeling of mass-timber building systems
• Samuel L. Zelinka. 2018. Role of transport in wood damage mechanisms – WSE 2017 keynote lecture
• Samuel V. Glass, Charles R. Boardman, Emil Engelund Thybring, Samuel L. Zelinka. 2018. Quantifying and reducing errors in equilibrium moisture content measurements with dynamic vapor sorption (DVS) experiments
• Samuel L. Zelinka, Keith Bourne, Samuel V. Glass, Charles R. Boardman, Linda F. Lorenz, Emil Engelund. Thybring. 2018. Apparatus for gravimetric measurement of moisture sorption isotherms for 1-100 g samples in parallel
• Zoltán Pásztory, Tibor Horváth, Samuel V. Glass, Samuel L. Zelinka. 2018. Experimental investigation of the influence of temperature on thermal conductivity of multilayer reflective thermal insulation
• Samuel L. Zelinka, Joseph Jakes, Juliet D. Tang, Katie M. Ohno, Amy B. Bishell, Lydia Finney, Evan R. Maxey, Stefan Vogt, Grant T. Kirker. 2018. Fungal–copper interactions in wood examined with large field of view synchrotron-based X-ray fluorescence microscopy
• Samuel L. Zelinka, Laura Hasburgh, Keith Bourne, David R. Tucholski, Jason P. Ouellette. 2018. Compartment fire testing of a two-story mass timber building
• Samuel L. Zelinka, Grant T. Kirker. 2018. Assessment of fastener corrosion and salt damage in the bilge of the Eureka
• Douglas R. Rammer, Samuel L. Zelinka, Laura Hasburgh, Steven T. Craft. 2018. Ability of finger-jointed lumber to maintain load at elevated temperatures
• Leandro Passarini, Samuel L. Zelinka, Samuel V. Glass, Christopher G. Hunt. 2017. Effect of weight percent gain and experimental method on fiber saturation point of acetylated wood determined by differential scanning calorimetry
• Stan Lebow, Samuel L. Zelinka, Rachel A. Arango, Bessie Woodward, Patricia K. Lebow, Katie M. Ohno, Nathaniel P. Chotlos. 2017. Evaluation of nonpressure wood preservatives for military applications
• Samuel V. Glass, Charles R. Boardman, Samuel L. Zelinka. 2017. Short hold times in dynamic vapor sorption measurements mischaracterize the equilibrium moisture content of wood
• Christopher Adam Senalik, Robert J. Ross, Samuel L. Zelinka, Stan Lebow, Zhiyong Cai. 2017. Accelerated aging of preservative-treated structural plywood
• Samuel L. Zelinka, Joseph Jakes, Grant T. Kirker, David Vine, Stefan Vogt. 2017. Synchrotron based x-ray fluorescence microscopy confirms copper in the corrosion products of metals in contact with treated wood
• Laura Hasburgh, Donald S. Stone, Samuel L. Zelinka. 2017. Laboratory investigation of fire transfer from exterior wood decks to buildings in the wildland-urban interface
• Grant T. Kirker, Samuel L. Zelinka, Sophie-Charlotte Gleber, David Vine, Lydia Finney, Si Chen, Young Pyo Hong, Omar Uyarte, Stefan Vogt, Jody Jellison, Barry Goodell, Joseph Jakes. 2017. Synchrotron-based X-ray fluorescence microscopy enables multiscale spatial visualization of ions involved in fungal lignocellulose deconstruction
• Grant T. Kirker, Amy B. Bishell, Samuel L. Zelinka. 2016. Electrical properties of wood colonized by Gloeophyllum trabeum
• Samuel L. Zelinka, Samuel V. Glass, Charles R. Boardman. 2016. Improvements to water vapor transmission and capillary absorption measurements in porous materials
• Samuel L. Zelinka, Grant T. Kirker, Joseph Jakes, Leandro Passarini, Barry Lai. 2016. Distribution and oxidation state of copper in the cell walls of treated wood examined by synchrotron based XANES and XFM
• Grant T. Kirker, Samuel L. Zelinka, Leandro Passarini. 2016. Avast Ye Salty Dogs: Salt damage in the context of coastal residential construction and historical maritime timbers
• Samuel L. Zelinka, Samuel V. Glass, Joseph Jakes, Donald S. Stone. 2016. A solution thermodynamics definition of the fiber saturation point and the derivation of a wood-water phase (state) diagram
• Samuel L. Zelinka, Joseph Jakes, Grant T. Kirker, Leandro Passarini, Barry Lai. 2016. Corrosion of metals in treated wood examined by synchrotron based xanes and XFM
• Joseph Jakes, Xavier Arzola, Richard Bergman, Peter Ciesielski, Christopher G. Hunt, Nima Rahbar, Mandla A. Tshabalala, Alex C. Wiedenhoeft, Samuel L. Zelinka. 2016. Not just lumber--Using wood in the sustainable future of materials, chemicals, and fuels
• Samuel L. Zelinka, Leandro Passarini, José L. Colon Quintana, Samuel V. Glass, Joseph Jakes, Alex C. Wiedenhoeft. 2016. Cell wall domain and moisture content influence southern pine electrical conductivity
• Samuel L. Zelinka, R. Ringman, A. Pilgard, E. E. Thybring, Joseph Jakes, K. Richter. 2016. The role of chemical transport in the brown-rot decay resistance of modified wood
• Samuel L. Zelinka, Samuel V. Glass, Charles R. Boardman, Dominique Derome. 2016. Moisture storage and transport properties of preservative treated and untreated southern pine wood
• Samuel L. Zelinka, Samuel V. Glass, Charles R. Boardman, Dominique Derome. 2016. Comparison of the corrosion of fasteners embedded in wood measured in outdoor exposure with the predictions from a combined hygrothermal-corrosion model
• Zoltán Pásztory, Tibor Horváth, Samuel V. Glass, Samuel L. Zelinka. 2015. Thermal Insulation System Made of Wood and Paper for Use in Residential Construction
• Samuel L. Zelinka, Rebecka Ringman, Annica Pulgard, Emil Engelund Thybring, Joseph Jakes, Klaus Richter. 2015. The Role of Chemical Transport in the Decay Resistance of Modified Wood
• Samuel L. Zelinka, Mark A. Dietenberger, Laura Hasburgh, Keith Bourne, Charles R. Boardman. 2015. Improvements to the Understanding of the Fire Performance of Wood over the Past 30 Years-A Tribute to Robert Hawthorne White
• Samuel L. Zelinka, Keith Bourne, John C. Hermanson, Samuel V. Glass, Adriana Costa, Alex C. Wiedenhoeft. 2015. Force-displacement measurements of earlywood bordered pits using a mesomechanical tester
• Douglas R. Rammer, Samuel L. Zelinka. 2015. Withdrawal Strength and Bending Yield Strength of Stainless Steel Nails
• Samuel L. Zelinka, Alex C. Wiedenhoeft, Samuel V. Glass, Flavio Ruffinatto. 2015. Anatomically informed mesoscale electrical impedance spectroscopy in southern pine and the electric field distribution for pin-type electric moisture metres
• Samuel L. Zelinka, José L. Colon Quintana, Samuel V. Glass, Joseph Jakes, Alex C. Wiedenhoeft. 2015. Subcellular Electrical Measurements as a Function of Wood Moisture Content
• Samuel L. Zelinka, Sophie-Charlotte Gleber, Stefan Vogt, Gabriela M. Rodriguez Lopez, Joseph Jakes. 2015. Threshold for ion movements in wood cell walls below fiber saturation observed by X-ray fluorescence microscopy (XFM)
• Samuel L. Zelinka, Stan Lebow. 2015. Corrosion of Wires on Wooden Wire-Bound Packaging Crates
• Samuel L. Zelinka. 2014. Preserving ancient artifacts for the next millennia
• Samuel L. Zelinka. 2014. Chapter 23: Corrosion of Metals in Wood Products
• Stan Lebow, Robert J. Ross, Samuel L. Zelinka. 2014. Evaluation of Wood Species and Preservatives for Use in Wisconsin Highway Sign Posts
• Carol A. Clausen, Robert H. White, James Wacker, Stan Lebow, Nicole M. Stark, Mark A. Dietenberger, Samuel L. Zelinka. 2014. Laboratory investigation of fire protection coatings for creosote-treated timber railroad bridges
• Joseph Jakes, Nayomi Z. Plaza, Samuel L. Zelinka, Donald S. Stone, Sophie-Charlotte Gleber, Stefan Vogt. 2014. Wood as inspiration for new stimuli-responsive structures and materials
• Samuel L. Zelinka, Samuel V. Glass, Dominique Derome. 2014. The effect of moisture content on the corrosion of fasteners embedded in wood subjected to alkaline copper quaternary treatment
• Samuel V. Glass, Samuel L. Zelinka, Jay A. Johnson. 2014. Investigation of Historic Equilibrium Moisture Content Data from the Forest Products Laboratory
• Samuel L. Zelinka. 2013. Comparing the Methodologies in ASTM G198 Using Combined Hygrothermal-Corrosion Modeling
• Samuel L. Zelinka. 2013. Fastener Corrosion: A Result of Moisture Problems in the Building Envelope
• Samuel V. Glass, Anton TenWolde, Samuel L. Zelinka. 2013. Hygrothermal Simulation: A Tool for Building Envelope Design Analysis
• Samuel L. Zelinka. 2013. Corrosion of Embedded Metals in Wood: An Overview of Recent Research with Implications for building moisture design
• Joseph Jakes, Nayomi Plaza, Donald S. Stone, Christopher G. Hunt, Samuel V. Glass, Samuel L. Zelinka. 2013. Mechanism of Transport Through Wood Cell Wall Polymers
• Samuel L. Zelinka. 2013. Guide for Materials Selection and Design for Metals Used in Contact with Copper-Treated Wood
• Samuel L. Zelinka. 2013. Comparing the Methodologies in ASTM G198: Is There an Easy Way Out?
• Nayomi Plaza, Samuel L. Zelinka, Don S. Stone, Joseph Jakes. 2013. Plant-based torsional actuator with memory
• Samuel L. Zelinka. 2013. Corrosion of Fasteners in Wood Treated with Newer Wood Preservatives
• Samuel L. Zelinka, Douglas R. Rammer. 2013. Environmental Degradation of Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Fasteners in Wood
• Samuel L. Zelinka, Douglas R. Rammer. 2012. Modeling the Effect of Nail Corrosion on the Lateral Strength of Joints
• Samuel L. Zelinka, Michael J. Lambrecht, Samuel V. Glass, Alex C. Wiedenhoeft, Daniel J. Yelle. 2012. Examination of water phase transitions in Loblolly pine and cell wall components by differential scanning calorimetry
• Douglas R. Rammer, Samuel L. Zelinka. 2011. DETERMINAZIONE DELL'AREA SUPERFICIALE DEI SI-STEMI DI FlSSAGGlO / MEASURING THE SURFACE AREA OF FASTENERS
• Samuel L. Zelinka, Dominique Derome, Samuel V. Glass. 2011. Combining hygrothermal and corrosion models to predict corrosion of metal fasteners embedded in wood
• Douglas R. Rammer, Samuel L. Zelinka. 2011. Measuring the surface area of fasteners
• Samuel L. Zelinka, D.S. Stone. 2011. The effect of tannins and pH on the corrosion of metals in wood extracts
• Samuel L. Zelinka, Douglas R. Rammer. 2011. Synthesis of published and unpublished corrosion data from long term tests of fasteners embedded in wood : calculation of corrosion rates and the effect of corrosion on lateral joint strength
• Samuel L. Zelinka, Donald S. Stone. 2011. Corrosion of metals in wood : comparing the results of a rapid test method with long-term exposure tests across six wood treatments
• Samuel L. Zelinka, Dominique Derome, Samuel V. Glass. 2010. From laboratory corrosion tests to a corrosion lifetime for wood fasteners : progress and challenges
• Samuel L. Zelinka, Rebecca J. Sichel, Donald S. Stone. 2010. Exposure testing of fasteners in preservative treated wood : gravimetric corrosion rates and corrosion product analyses
• Samuel V. Glass, Samuel L. Zelinka. 2010. Moisture relations and physical properties of wood
• Douglas R. Rammer, Samuel L. Zelinka. 2010. Optical method for measuring the surface area of a threaded fastener
• Samuel L. Zelinka, D.S. Stone. 2010. Advances in corrosion testing of metals in contact with treated wood
• Samuel L. Zelinka, Samuel V. Glass. 2010. Water vapor sorption isotherms for southern pine treated with several waterborne preservatives
• Samuel L. Zelinka, Douglas R. Rammer. 2009. Corrosion rates of fasteners in treated wood exposed to 100% relative humidity
• Samuel L. Zelinka, Douglas R. Rammer, Donald S. Stone. 2009. Evaluating the corrosiveness of southern pine treated with several wood preservatives using electrochemical techniques
• Samuel L. Zelinka, Lorraine Ortiz-Candelaria, Donald S. Stone, Douglas R. Rammer. 2009. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) as a tool for measuring corrosion of polymer-coated fasteners used in treated wood
• Samuel L. Zelinka, Douglas R. Rammer, Donald S. Stone. 2008. Impedance spectroscopy and circuit modeling of southern pine above 20% moisture content
• Samuel L. Zelinka, Douglas R. Rammer, Donald S. Stone. 2008. Electrochemical corrosion testing of fasteners in extracts of treated wood
• Samuel L. Zelinka, Samuel V. Glass, Donald S. Stone. 2008. A percolation model for electrical conduction in wood with implications for wood-water relations
• Douglas R. Rammer, Samuel L. Zelinka. 2008. Analytical determination of the surface area of a threaded fastener
• Samuel L. Zelinka, Douglas R. Rammer, D.S. Stone. 2008. Corrosion of metals in contact with treated wood : developing test methods
• Samuel L. Zelinka, Douglas R. Rammer. 2007. Corrosion avoidance with new wood preservatives
• Samuel L. Zelinka, Douglas R. Rammer, James Wacker. 2007. Minimizing corrosive action in timber bridges treated with waterborne preservatives
• Samuel L. Zelinka, Douglas R. Rammer, Donald S. Stone, James Gilbertson. 2007. Direct current testing to measure corrosiveness of wood preservatives
• Samuel L. Zelinka. 2007. Uncertainties in corrosion rate measurements of fasteners exposed to treated wood at 100% relative humidity
• Samuel L. Zelinka, Donald S. Stone, Douglas R. Rammer. 2007. Equivalent circuit modeling of wood at 12% moisture content
• Samuel L. Zelinka, Douglas R. Rammer. 2006. Exposure test of fasteners in preservative-treated wood
• Douglas R. Rammer, Samuel L. Zelinka, Philip Line. 2006. Fastener corrosion : testing, research, and design considerations
• Samuel L. Zelinka, Douglas R. Rammer. 2006. Electrochemical method for measuring corrosion of metals in wood
• Samuel L. Zelinka, Douglas R. Rammer. 2006. Corrosion avoidance with new wood preservatives
• Samuel L. Zelinka, Douglas R. Rammer. 2005. The use of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) to measure the corrosion of metals in contact with wood
• Samuel L. Zelinka, Douglas R. Rammer. 2005. Review of test methods used to determine the corrosion rate of metals in contact with treated wood
• Douglas R. Rammer, Samuel L. Zelinka. 2004. Review of end grain nail withdrawal research

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• University of Wisconsin-Madison, Ph.D., 2009
• University of Wisconsin-Madison, M.S., 2006
• University of Wisconsin-Madison, B.S., 2005