Samuel L. Zelinka

Madison, WI 53726-2398
United States
For most materials, temperature is the most important environmental variable: properties like strength and electrical conductivity vary enormously depending on temperature. But in wood, moisture replaces temperature as the most important environmental variable. Moisture within the wood affects the mechanical properties of wood and can change physical properties such electrical conduction by as much as ten orders of magnitude (ten billion times). Many of the challenges of using wood as an engineering material (e.g. decay, corrosion of fasteners, and dimensional instability), arise from changes in the wood moisture content or an abundance of moisture within the wood.
Wood-moisture relations have been studied since the 1950's, and have thus far been characterized empirically. Our research interests focus on developing a mechanistic understanding of wood-moisture relations so that more durable wood products can be created.
- Electrical properties of wood
- Corrosion of metal fasteners in wood
- Fundamental research on wood-moisture relations
- Microfluidics
Most "wood failures" are really "moisture failures". Except in extreme events (earthquake, tornado, hurricane, etc.), wood fails in service because (1) it is attacked by mold, decay fungi, or other wood-degrading organisms or (2) it is weakened by splitting/checking caused by dimensional instability through moisture cycles- neither of which happen if the wood remains dry. The ultimate goal of my research is a transformative change in the way people understand how wood absorbs moisture, resulting in completely new methods of wood protection
- University of Wisconsin-Madison, Ph.D., , 2009
- University of Wisconsin-Madison, M.S., , 2006
- University of Wisconsin-Madison, B.S., , 2005
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Member,
ASTM International,
2008 -
Current
Non-voting member of D07.
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Member,
ASTM International,
2008 -
Current
Voting member of G01 and the following Subcommittees: G01.05, G01.11, G01.14, G01.14.01
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Vice Chairman,
National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE),
2010 -
2012
Vice Chairman of STG 38.
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Member,
National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE),
2008 -
2012
Member of Specific Technology Groups (STG):02, 04, 28, 46, 60, 62, and Technology Exchange Groups (TEG) 097X, 189X, 232X, 311X, 428X
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Presidential Early Career Scientist Award (PECASE), 2011
The Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) is the highest honor bestowed by the United States government on outstanding scientists and engineers in the early stages of their independent research careers.
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Forest Service Award for Early Career Scientists, 2011
The award recognizes scientists who are at the beginning of their research careers and have demonstrated, through personal accomplishments, outstanding capability and exceptional promise for significant future achievement.
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Greater Madison Federal Agency Association Federal Employee of the Year (technical), 2011
This award recognizes an employee whose sustained performance has made the greatest impact in meeting and achieving the goals, mission and overall success of his/her organization.
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Finalist- Hertz Fellowship, 2005
The Graduate Fellowships of the Hertz Foundation are widely considered to be among the most prestigious offered anywhere. 70 finalists are selected from over 700 applicants.
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Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, 2004
Widely considered the most eminent award in the U.S. conferred upon undergraduates studying the sciences, Goldwater Scholarships support study in the fields of mathematics, engineering and the natural sciences.
- Zelinka, Samuel L.; Lambrecht, Michael J.; Glass, Samuel V.; Wiedenhoeft, Alex C.; Yelle, Daniel J.. 2012. Examination of water phase transitions in Loblolly pine and cell wall components by differential scanning calorimetry
- Zelinka, Samuel L.; Derome, Dominique; Glass, Samuel V.. 2011. Combining hygrothermal and corrosion models to predict corrosion of metal fasteners embedded in wood
- Glass, Samuel V.; Zelinka, Samuel L.. 2010. Moisture relations and physical properties of wood
- Zelinka, Samuel L.; Glass, Samuel V.; Stone, Donald S.. 2008. A percolation model for electrical conduction in wood with implications for wood-water relations
- Rammer, Douglas; Zelinka, Samuel - 2011 - Method and Apparatus for Determining the Surface Area of a Threaded Fastener
- Hasburgh, Laura E.; Zelinka, Samuel L.; Bishell, Amy B.; Kirker, Grant T.. 2021. Durability and Fire Performance of Charred Wood Siding (Shou Sugi Ban)
- MAKOVICKA OSVALDOVA, LINDA ; MAGDOLENOVA, PAULINA ; MARKERT, FRANK ; ZELINKA, SAMUEL L.; ENOKSEN, LOUISE FREDERIKKE; KLINT, MALTHE. 2022. Modelling a CLT specimen protected with gypsum exposed to parametric fire curve heat flux
- Poblete, Elizabeth ; Messadi, Tahar ; Murray, Cameron ; Zelinka, Samuel. 2022. Moisture Monitoring of a CLT Structure in a Southern Climate
- Zelinka, Samuel L.; Kirker, Grant T.; Sterbinsky, George E.; Bourne, Keith J.. 2022. Oxidation states of copper in preservative treated wood as studied by X-ray absorption near edge spectroscopy (XANES)
- Zelinka, Samuel; Thybring, Emil E.; Glass, Samuel. 2021. Interpreting Dynamic Vapor Sorption (DVS) Measurements: Why Wood Science Needs to Hit the Reset Button
- Zelinka, Samuel; Williamson, Tom; Martinson, Karen; Ritter, Michael A.. 2021. North American Research Needs Assesment for Mass Timber
- Thybring, Emil E.; Boardman, Charles R.; Zelinka, Samuel L.; Glass, Samuel V. 2021. Common sorption isotherm models are not physically valid for water in wood
- Fredriksson, Maria ; Thybring, Emil Engelund; Zelinka, Samuel L.. 2021. Artifacts in electrical measurements on wood caused by non-uniform moisture distributions
- Zelinka, Samuel; Bourne, Keith; Bechle, Nathan; Rammer, Douglas. 2021. Intermediate-scale test developed to screen adhesive fire performance in glued-laminated timber before full-scale testing
- Pei, Shiling ; Stogdill, Jake ; Glass, Samuel V; Zelinka, Samuel ; Kordziel, Steven ; Tabares-Velasco, Paulo Cesar.. 2021. Long-Term Moisture Monitoring Results of an Eight-Story Mass Timber Building in the Pacific Northwest
- Glass, Samuel; Zelinka, Samuel. 2021. Moisture relations and physical properties of wood
- Zelinka, Samuel L.; Jakes, Joseph E.; Kirker, Grant T.; Bishell, Amy B.; Boardman, Charles R.; Lai, Barry ; Sterbinsky, George E.; Jellison, Jody ; Goodell, Barry. 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)
- Miyamoto, Byrne ; Bechle, Nathan J.; Rammer, Douglas R.; Zelinka, Samuel L.. 2021. A Small-Scale Test to Examine Heat Delamination in Cross Laminated Timber (CLT)
- Glass, Samuel; Zelinka, Samuel; Thybring, Emil Engelund. 2021. Exponential decay analysis: a flexible, robust, data-driven methodology for analyzing sorption kinetic data
- Zelinka, Samuel ; Houtman, Carl J.; Hirth, Kolby ; Lacher, Steven ; Lorenz, Linda ; Engelund Thybring, Emil ; Hunt, Christopher G.. 2020. The effect of acetylation on iron uptake and diffusion in water saturated wood cell walls and implications for decay
- Zelinka, Samuel L.; Miyamoto, Byrne ; Bechle, Nathan J.; Rammer, Douglas. 2020. Small scale test to measure the strength of adhesives at elevated temperatures for use in evaluating adhesives for cross-laminated timber (CLT)
- Zelinka, Samuel L.; Hasburgh, Laura E.; Bourne, Keith J.. 2020. Overview of North American CLT fire testing and code adoption
- Zelinka, Samuel L.; Passarini, Leandro. 2020. Corrosion of metal fasteners embedded in acetylated and untreated wood at different moisture contents
- Hasburgh, Laura E.; Stone, Donald S.; Zelinka, Samuel L.; Plaza, Nayomi Z.. 2020. Characterization of wood chemical changes caused by pyrolysis during flaming combustion using x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
- Boardman, Charles R.; Glass, Samuel V; Zelinka, Samuel L.. 2020. Moisture redistribution in full-scale wood-frame wall assemblies: measurements and engineering approximation
- Jakes, Joseph E.; Zelinka, Samuel L.; Hunt, Christopher G.; Ciesielski, Peter ; Frihart, Charles R.; Yelle, Daniel ; Passarini, Leandro ; Gleber, Sophie-Charlotte ; Vine, David ; Vogt, Stefan. 2020. Measurement of moisture-dependent ion diffusion constants in wood cell wall layers using time-lapse micro X-ray fluorescence microscopy
- Zelinka, Samuel L.; Sullivan, Ken ; Pei, Shiling ; Ottum, Noah ; Bechle, Nathan J.; Rammer, Douglas R.; Hasburgh, Laura E.. 2019. Small scale tests on the performance of adhesives used in cross laminated timber (CLT) at elevated temperatures
- Zelinka, Samuel L.; Glass, Samuel V; Thybring, Emil Engelund.. 2020. Evaluation of previous measurements of water vapor sorption in wood at multiple temperatures
- Hunt, Christopher; Zelinka, Samuel; Jakes, Joseph. 2020. Limiting polysaccharide motion protects wood from decay
- Kordziel, Steven ; Glass, Samuel V; Boardman, Charles R.; Munson, Robert A.; Zelinka, Samuel L.; Pei, Shiling ; Tabares-Velasco, Paulo Cesar.. 2020. Hygrothermal characterization and modeling of cross-laminated timber in the building envelope
- Hasburgh, Laura E.; Bourne, Keith J.; Stone, Donald S.; Zelinka, Samuel L.. 2020. Simulating real compartment fire conditions in a furnace
- Zelinka, Samuel ; Passarini, Leandro ; Matt, Frederick ; Kirker, Grant. 2019. Corrosiveness of Thermally Modified Wood
- Jakes, Joseph E.; Hunt, Christopher G.; Zelinka, Samuel L.; Ciesielski, Peter N.; Plaza, Nayomi Z.. 2019. Effects of Moisture on Diffusion in Unmodified Wood Cell Walls: A Phenomenological Polymer Science Approach
- Zelinka, Samuel L.; Kirker, Grant T.; Bishell, Amy B.; Glass, Samuel V. 2020. Effects of wood moisture content and the level of acetylation on brown rot decay
- Kirker, Grant T.; Brischke, Christian ; Passarini, Leandro ; Zelinka, Samuel L.. 2020. Salt Damage in Wood: Controlled Laboratory Exposures and Mechanical Property Measurements
- Kordziel, Steven ; Pei, Shiling ; Glass, Samuel V; Zelinka, Samuel ; Tabares-Velasco, Paulo Cesar.. 2019. Structure moisture monitoring of an 8-story mass timber building in the Pacific Northwest
- Thybring, Emil Engelund; Glass, Samuel V; Zelinka, Samuel L.. 2019. Kinetics of water vapor sorption in wood cell walls: state of the art and research needs
- Zelinka, Samuel L.; Williamson, Tom ; Martinson, Karen L.; Ritter, Michael A.. 2019. Research needs assessment for the mass timber industry: Proceedings of the 2nd North American mass timber research needs workshop
- Giacomozzi, Dante ; Joutsimo, Olli ; Zelinka, Samuel L.. 2019. The processing of Pinus radiata: pore size distribution changes in the cell wall structure studied by pressure plate technique and mercury intrusion porosimetry
- Hasburgh, Laura E.; Craft, Steven T.; Van Zeeland, Ineke ; Zelinka, Samuel L.. 2019. Relative humidity versus moisture content relationship for several commercial wood species and its potential effect on flame spread
- Zelinka, Samuel L.; Jakes, Joseph E.; Kirker, Grant T.; Passarini, Leandro ; Hunt, Christopher G.; Lai, Barry ; Antipova, Olga ; Li, Luxi ; Vogt, Stefan. 2019. Copper distribution and oxidation states near corroded fasteners in treated wood
- Thybring, Emil E.; Boardman, Charles R.; Glass, Samuel V; Zelinka, Samuel L.. 2019. The parallel exponential kinetics model is unfit to characterize moisture sorption kinetics in cellulosic materials
- Zelinka, Samuel L.; Glass, Samuel V; Thybring, Emil Engelund.. 2018. Myth versus reality: do parabolic sorption isotherm models reflect actual wood water thermodynamics
- Hunt, Christopher G.; Zelinka, Samuel L.; Frihart, Charles R.; Lorenz, Linda ; Yelle, Daniel ; Gleber, Sophie-Charlotte ; Vogt, Stefan ; Jakes, Joseph E.. 2018. Acetylation increases relative humidity threshold for ion transport in wood cell walls a means to understanding decay resistance
- Zelinka, Samuel ; Pei, Shiling ; Bechle, Nathan ; Sullivan, Kenneth ; Ottum, Noah ; Rammer, Douglas ; Hasburgh, Laura , E... 2018. Performance of wood adhesive for cross laminated timber under elevated temperatures
- Zelinka, S.L. ; Kordziel, S. ; Pei, S. ; Glass, S.V. ; Tabares-Velasco, P.C.. 2018. Moisture monitoring throughout the construction and occupancy of mass timber builidings
- Kordziel, Steven ; Glass, Samuel V; Pei, Shiling ; Zelinka, Samuel L.; Tabares-Velasco, Paulo Cesar.. 2018. Moisture monitoring and modeling of mass-timber building systems
- Zelinka, Samuel L.. 2018. Role of transport in wood damage mechanisms WSE 2017 keynote lecture
- Glass, Samuel V; Boardman, Charles R.; Thybring, Emil Engelund; Zelinka, Samuel L.. 2018. Quantifying and reducing errors in equilibrium moisture content measurements with dynamic vapor sorption (DVS) experiments
- Zelinka, Samuel L.; Bourne, Keith J.; Glass, Samuel V; Boardman, Charles R.; Lorenz, Linda ; Thybring, Emil Engelund.. 2018. Apparatus for gravimetric measurement of moisture sorption isotherms for 1-100 g samples in parallel
- Pásztory, Zoltán ; Horváth, Tibor ; Glass, Samuel V; Zelinka, Samuel. 2018. Experimental investigation of the influence of temperature on thermal conductivity of multilayer reflective thermal insulation
- Zelinka, Samuel L.; Hasburgh, Laura E.; Bourne, Keith J.; Tucholski, David R.; Ouellette, Jason P.. 2018. Compartment fire testing of a two-story mass timber building
- Zelinka, Samuel L.; Jakes, Joseph E.; Tang, Juliet ; Ohno, Katie , M.; Bishell, Amy ; Finney, Lydia ; Maxey, Evan R.; Vogt, Stefan ; Kirker, Grant T.. 2018. Fungal copper interactions in wood examined with large field of view synchrotron-based X-ray fluorescence microscopy
- Passarini, Leandro ; Zelinka, Samuel L.; Glass, Samuel V; Hunt, Christopher G.. 2017. Effect of weight percent gain and experimental method on fiber saturation point of acetylated wood determined by differential scanning calorimetry
- Zelinka, Samuel L.; Kirker, Grant T.. 2018. Assessment of fastener corrosion and salt damage in the bilge of the Eureka
- Rammer, Douglas R.; Zelinka, Samuel L.; Hasburgh, Laura E, E..; Craft, Steven T.. 2018. Ability of finger-jointed lumber to maintain load at elevated temperatures
- Lebow, Stan T.; Zelinka, Samuel L.; Arango, Rachel A.; Woodward, Bessie M.; Lebow, Patricia K.; Ohno, Katie M.; Chotlos, Nathaniel P.. 2017. Evaluation of nonpressure wood preservatives for military applications
- Zelinka, Samuel L.; Glass, Samuel V.; Boardman, Charles R.. 2016. Improvements to water vapor transmission and capillary absorption measurements in porous materials
- Glass, Samuel V.; Boardman, Charles R.; Zelinka, Samuel L.. 2017. Short hold times in dynamic vapor sorption measurements mischaracterize the equilibrium moisture content of wood
- Senalik, C. Adam; Ross, Robert J.; Zelinka, Samuel L.; Lebow, Stan T.; Cai, Zhiyong. 2017. Accelerated aging of preservative-treated structural plywood
- Zelinka, Samuel L.; Jakes, Joseph E.; Kirker, Grant T.; Vine, David; Vogt, Stefan. 2017. Synchrotron based x-ray fluorescence microscopy confirms copper in the corrosion products of metals in contact with treated wood
- Zelinka, Samuel L.; Kirker, Grant T.; Jakes, Joseph E.; Passarini, Leandro; Lai, Barry. 2016. Distribution and oxidation state of copper in the cell walls of treated wood examined by synchrotron based XANES and XFM
- Kirker, Grant T.; Zelinka, Samuel L.; Passarini, Leandro. 2016. Avast Ye Salty Dogs: Salt damage in the context of coastal residential construction and historical maritime timbers
- Kirker, Grant T.; Zelinka, Samuel; Gleber, Sophie-Charlotte; Vine, David; Finney, Lydia; Chen, Si; Hong, Young Pyo; Uyarte, Omar; Vogt, Stefan; Jellison, Jody; Goodell, Barry; Jakes, Joseph E.. 2017. Synchrotron-based X-ray fluorescence microscopy enables multiscale spatial visualization of ions involved in fungal lignocellulose deconstruction
- Hasburgh, Laura E.; Stone, Donald S.; Zelinka, Samuel L.. 2017. Laboratory investigation of fire transfer from exterior wood decks to buildings in the wildland-urban interface
- Zelinka, Samuel L.; Glass, Samuel V.; Jakes, Joseph E.; Stone, Donald S.. 2016. A solution thermodynamics definition of the fiber saturation point and the derivation of a wood-water phase (state) diagram
- Zelinka, Samuel L.; Jakes, Joseph E.; Kirker, Grant T.; Passarini, Leandro; Lai, Barry. 2016. Corrosion of metals in treated wood examined by synchrotron based xanes and XFM
- Jakes, Joseph E.; Arzola, Xavier; Bergman, Richard; Ciesielski, Peter; Hunt, Christopher G.; Rahbar, Nima; Tshabalala, Mandla; Wiedenhoeft, Alex C.; Zelinka, Samuel L.. 2016. Not just lumber--Using wood in the sustainable future of materials, chemicals, and fuels
- Zelinka, Samuel L.; Passarini, Leandro; Colon Quintana, José L.; Glass, Samuel V.; Jakes, Joseph E.; Wiedenhoeft, Alex C.. 2016. Cell wall domain and moisture content influence southern pine electrical conductivity
- Zelinka, Samuel; Ringman, R.; Pilgard, A.; Thybring, E. E.; Jakes, Joseph; Richter, K.. 2016. The role of chemical transport in the brown-rot decay resistance of modified wood
- Zelinka, Samuel L.; Glass, Samuel V.; Boardman, Charles R.; Derome, Dominique. 2016. Moisture storage and transport properties of preservative treated and untreated southern pine wood
- Zelinka, Samuel L.; Glass, Samuel V.; Boardman, Charles R.; Derome, Dominique. 2016. Comparison of the corrosion of fasteners embedded in wood measured in outdoor exposure with the predictions from a combined hygrothermal-corrosion model
- Pásztory, Zoltán; Horváth, Tibor; Glass, Samuel V.; Zelinka, Samuel L.. 2015. Thermal Insulation System Made of Wood and Paper for Use in Residential Construction
- Zelinka, Samuel L.; Ringman, Rebecka; Pulgard, Annica; Thybring, Emil Engelund; Jakes, Joseph E.; Richter, Klaus. 2015. The Role of Chemical Transport in the Decay Resistance of Modified Wood. In: M
- Zelinka, Samuel L.; Dietenberger, Mark A.; Hasburgh, Laura E.; Bourne, Keith J.; Boardman, Charles, R... 2015. Improvements to the Understanding of the Fire Performance of Wood over the Past 30 Years-A Tribute to Robert Hawthorne White
- Zelinka, Samuel L.; Bourne, Keith J.; Hermanson, John C.; Glass, Samuel V.; Costa, Adriana; Wiedenhoeft, Alex C.. 2015. Force-displacement measurements of earlywood bordered pits using a mesomechanical tester
- Rammer, Douglas R.; Zelinka, Samuel L.. 2015. Withdrawal Strength and Bending Yield Strength of Stainless Steel Nails
- Zelinka, Samuel L.; Wiedenhoeft, Alex C.; Glass, Samuel V.; Ruffinatto, Flavio. 2015. Anatomically informed mesoscale electrical impedance spectroscopy in southern pine and the electric field distribution for pin-type electric moisture metres
- Zelinka, Samuel L.; Quintana, José L. Colon; Glass, Samuel V.; Jakes, Joseph E.; Wiedenhoeft, Alex C.. 2015. Subcellular Electrical Measurements as a Function of Wood Moisture Content
- Zelinka, Samuel L.; Gleber, Sophie-Charlotte; Vogt, Stefan; Rodriguez Lopez, Gabriela M.; Jakes, Joseph E.. 2015. Threshold for ion movements in wood cell walls below fiber saturation observed by X-ray fluorescence microscopy (XFM)
- Zelinka, Samuel L.; Lebow, Stan. 2015. Corrosion of Wires on Wooden Wire-Bound Packaging Crates
- Zelinka, Samuel L.. 2014. Preserving ancient artifacts for the next millennia
- Zelinka, Samuel L.. 2013. Comparing the Methodologies in ASTM G198 Using Combined Hygrothermal-Corrosion Modeling
- Zelinka, Samuel L.. 2014. Chapter 23: Corrosion of Metals in Wood Products
- Lebow, Stan T.; Ross, Robert J.; Zelinka, Samuel L.. 2014. Evaluation of Wood Species and Preservatives for Use in Wisconsin Highway Sign Posts
- Rammer, Douglas; Zelinka, Samuel. 2011. DETERMINAZIONE DELL'AREA SUPERFICIALE DEI SI-STEMI DI FlSSAGGlO / MEASURING THE SURFACE AREA OF FASTENERS
- Clausen, Carol A.; White, Robert H.; Wacker, James P.; Lebow, Stan T.; Dietenberger, Mark A.; Zelinka, Samuel L.; Stark, Nicole M.. 2014. Laboratory investigation of fire protection coatings for creosote-treated timber railroad bridges
- Jakes, Joseph E.; Plaza-Rodriguez, Nayomi; Zelinka, Samuel L.; Stone, Donald S.; Gleber, Sophie-Charlotte; Vogt, Stefan. 2014. Wood as inspiration for new stimuli-responsive structures and materials
- Zelinka, Samuel L.; Glass, Samuel V.; Derome, Dominique. 2014. The effect of moisture content on the corrosion of fasteners embedded in wood subjected to alkaline copper quaternary treatment
- Glass, Samuel V.; Zelinka, Samuel L.; Johnson, Jay A.. 2014. Investigation of Historic Equilibrium Moisture Content Data from the Forest Products Laboratory
- Zelinka, Samuel L.. 2013. Fastener Corrosion: A Result of Moisture Problems in the Building Envelope
- Glass, Samuel V.; TenWolde, Anton; Zelinka, Samuel L.. 2013. Hygrothermal Simulation: A Tool for Building Envelope Design Analysis
- Zelinka, Samuel L.. 2013. Corrosion of Embedded Metals in Wood: An Overview of Recent Research with Implications for building moisture design
- Jakes, Joseph E.; Plaza, Nayomi; Stone, Donald S.; Hunt, Christopher G.; Glass, Samuel V.; Zelinka, Samuel L.. 2013. Mechanism of Transport Through Wood Cell Wall Polymers
- Zelinka, Samuel L.. 2013. Guide for Materials Selection and Design for Metals Used in Contact with Copper-Treated Wood
- Zelinka, Samuel L.. 2013. Comparing the Methodologies in ASTM G198: Is There an Easy Way Out
- Plaza, Nayomi; Zelinka, Samuel L.; Stone, Don S.; Jakes, Joseph E.. 2013. Plant-based torsional actuator with memory
- Zelinka, Samuel L.. 2013. Corrosion of Fasteners in Wood Treated with Newer Wood Preservatives
- Zelinka, Samuel L.; Rammer, Douglas R.. 2013. Environmental Degradation of Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Fasteners in Wood
- Zelinka, Samuel L.; Rammer, Douglas R.. 2012. Modeling the Effect of Nail Corrosion on the Lateral Strength of Joints
- Zelinka, Samuel; Stone, D.S.. 2011. The effect of tannins and pH on the corrosion of metals in wood extracts
- Rammer, Douglas R.; Zelinka, Samuel L.. 2011. Measuring the surface area of fasteners
- Zelinka, Samuel L.; Rammer, Douglas R.. 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
- Zelinka, Samuel L.; Stone, Donald S.. 2011. Corrosion of metals in wood : comparing the results of a rapid test method with long-term exposure tests across six wood treatments
- Zelinka, Samuel L.; Derome, Dominique; Glass, Samuel V.. 2010. From laboratory corrosion tests to a corrosion lifetime for wood fasteners : progress and challenges
- Zelinka, Samuel L.; Sichel, Rebecca J.; Stone, Donald S.. 2010. Exposure testing of fasteners in preservative treated wood : gravimetric corrosion rates and corrosion product analyses
- Zelinka, Samuel; Stone, D.S.. 2010. Advances in corrosion testing of metals in contact with treated wood
- Rammer, Douglas; Zelinka, Samuel. 2010. Optical method for measuring the surface area of a threaded fastener
- Zelinka, Samuel L; Glass, Samuel V.. 2010. Water vapor sorption isotherms for southern pine treated with several waterborne preservatives
- Zelinka, Samuel L.; Rammer, Douglas R.. 2009. Corrosion rates of fasteners in treated wood exposed to 100% relative humidity
- Zelinka, Samuel L.; Rammer, Douglas R.; Stone, Donald S.. 2009. Evaluating the corrosiveness of southern pine treated with several wood preservatives using electrochemical techniques
- Zelinka, Samuel L.; Rammer, Douglas R.; Stone, Donald S.. 2008. Impedance spectroscopy and circuit modeling of southern pine above 20% moisture content
- Zelinka, Samuel L.; Rammer, Douglas R.. 2007. Corrosion avoidance with new wood preservatives
- Zelinka, Samuel L.; Ortiz-Candelaria, Lorraine; Stone, Donald S.; Rammer, Douglas R.. 2009. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) as a tool for measuring corrosion of polymer-coated fasteners used in treated wood
- Zelinka, Samuel L.; Rammer, Douglas R.; Stone, Donald S.. 2008. Electrochemical corrosion testing of fasteners in extracts of treated wood
- Zelinka, Samuel L.; Rammer, Douglas R.; Wacker, James P.. 2007. Minimizing corrosive action in timber bridges treated with waterborne preservatives
- Rammer, Douglas R.; Zelinka, Samuel L.. 2008. Analytical determination of the surface area of a threaded fastener
- Zelinka, Samuel L.; Rammer, Douglas R.. 2005. The use of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) to measure the corrosion of metals in contact with wood
- Zelinka, Samuel L.; Rammer, Douglas R.. 2006. Exposure test of fasteners in preservative-treated wood
- Rammer, Douglas R.; Zelinka, Samuel L.; Line, Philip. 2006. Fastener corrosion : testing, research, and design considerations
- Zelinka, Samuel L.; Rammer, Douglas, R... 2006. Electrochemical method for measuring corrosion of metals in wood
- Zelinka, Samuel L.; Rammer, Douglas R.; Stone, Donald S.; Gilbertson, James T.. 2007. Direct current testing to measure corrosiveness of wood preservatives
- Zelinka, Samuel L.; Rammer, Douglas R.. 2005. Review of test methods used to determine the corrosion rate of metals in contact with treated wood
- Zelinka, Samuel L.. 2007. Uncertainties in corrosion rate measurements of fasteners exposed to treated wood at 100% relative humidity
- Rammer, Douglas R.; Zelinka, Samuel L.. 2004. Review of end grain nail withdrawal research
- Zelinka, Samuel L.; Rammer, Douglas R.. 2006. Corrosion avoidance with new wood preservatives
- Zelinka, Samuel L.; Rammer, Douglas R.; Stone, D.S.. 2008. Corrosion of metals in contact with treated wood : developing test methods
- Zelinka, Samuel L.; Stone, Donald S.; Rammer, Douglas R.. 2007. Equivalent circuit modeling of wood at 12% moisture content

Investigating the Role of Moisture in Durability of Acetylated Wood

Evaluating Fire Performance of Adhesives used in Cross-Laminated Timber

Improving the Tools and Practice for Designing Moisture-Safe Wood Buildings

Monitoring Moisture Levels in Mass Timber Buildings

Development of New Kinetics Models for Water Vapor Sorption in Wood

Improving the Accuracy of Automated Instruments for Moisture in Wood

Examination of Historic National Park System Ship Eureka

Wood Adhesives at High Temperatures

Improving experimental techniques that probe wood-moisture interactions

Scientists study how water changes wood

Fire performance of CLT buildings

Advancing Understanding of Wood Damage Mechanisms

New Insight into Wood Damage Mechanisms

Possibilities and Pitfalls of Computer Simulation for Building Moisture Analysis

Desk Reference on Fastener Corrosion Created for Engineers

Corrosion of metals in wood

Centennial Edition, Wood Handbook—Wood as an Engineering Material

A percolation model for water and electrical conduction in wood with implications for durability
