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Water in Wood: A Review of Current Understanding and Knowledge Gaps by Emil Engelund Thybring, Maria Fredriksson, Samuel L. Zelinka, Samuel V. Glass

“…Wood-water interactions are central to the utilization of wood in our society since water affects many important characteristics of wood. This topic has been…”
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Kinetics of Water Vapor Sorption in Wood Cell Walls: State of the Art and Research Needs by Emil Engelund Thybring, Samuel V. Glass, Samuel L. Zelinka

“…Water vapor sorption is the most fundamental aspect of wood-moisture relations. It is directly or indirectly related to the physical properties of wood and the…”
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Myth versus reality: Do parabolic sorption isotherm models reflect actual wood–water thermodynamics? by Zelinka, Samuel L., Glass, Samuel V., Thybring, Emil Engelund

“…It has been known for over 35 years that commonly used sorption isotherm models fail to correctly predict wood–water properties such as heat of sorption…”
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A solution thermodynamics definition of the fiber saturation point and the derivation of a wood–water phase (state) diagram by Zelinka, Samuel L., Glass, Samuel V., Jakes, Joseph E., Stone, Donald S.

“…The fiber saturation point (FSP) is an important concept in wood–moisture relations that differentiates between the states of water in wood and has been…”
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Effects of Wood Moisture Content and the Level of Acetylation on Brown Rot Decay by Samuel L. Zelinka, Grant T. Kirker, Amy B. Bishell, Samuel V. Glass

“…Acetylation is one of the most common types of wood modification and is commercially available throughout the world. Many studies have shown that acetylated…”
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Analysis of Basidiomycete Fungal Communities in Soil and Wood from Contrasting Zones of the AWPA Biodeterioration Hazard Map across the United States by Grant T. Kirker, Amy B. Bishell, Jed Cappellazzi, Samuel V. Glass, Jonathan A. Palmer, Nathan J. Bechle, William J. Hickey

“…Wood deterioration due to basidiomycetous decay fungi shortens the useful life span of wood and wood-based materials. Prescriptive preservative treatment is…”
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The effect of moisture content on the corrosion of fasteners embedded in wood subjected to alkaline copper quaternary treatment by Zelinka, Samuel L., Glass, Samuel V., Derome, Dominique

“…•We examine the dependence of metal corrosion on wood moisture content.•Corrosion of steel and galvanized steel in treated wood were measured.•Corrosion…”
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Force–displacement measurements of earlywood bordered pits using a mesomechanical tester by Zelinka, Samuel L., Bourne, Keith J., Hermanson, John C., Glass, Samuel V., Costa, Adriana, Wiedenhoeft, Alex C.

“…The elastic properties of pit membranes are reported to have important implications in understanding air‐seeding phenomena in gymnosperms, and pit aspiration…”
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Moisture Redistribution in Full-Scale Wood-Frame Wall Assemblies: Measurements and Engineering Approximation by Boardman, Charles, Glass, Samuel, Zelinka, Samuel

“…A counter-balanced mass measurement system was constructed to allow measurement of water loss from a full-scale wood-framed wall assembly. Water was injected…”
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Moisture Performance of Energy-Efficient and Conventional Wood-Frame Wall Assemblies in a Mixed-Humid Climate by Glass, Samuel V, Kochkin, Vladimir, Drumheller, S Craig, Barta, Lance

“…Long-term moisture performance is a critical consideration for design and construction of building envelopes in energy-efficient buildings, yet field…”
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Experimental investigation of the influence of temperature on thermal conductivity of multilayer reflective thermal insulation by Pásztory, Zoltán, Horváth, Tibor, Glass, Samuel V., Zelinka, Samuel

“…•Lower surface emissivity improves the effectivity of reflective insulations.•Thermal dependence of reflective insulations is higher than foam…”
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Evaporation of Water through Butanol Films at the Surface of Supercooled Sulfuric Acid by Lawrence, Jennifer R, Glass, Samuel V, Nathanson, Gilbert M

“…The evaporation of water was monitored from 60, 64, and 68 wt % D2SO4 at 213 K containing 0−0.18 M 1-butanol. Measurements were performed in vacuum using a…”
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Evaluation of previous measurements of water vapor sorption in wood at multiple temperatures by Zelinka, Samuel L., Glass, Samuel V., Thybring, Emil Engelund

“…Water vapor sorption is a fundamental physical property of wood and has numerous implications for the behavior of wood as a building material. As a result,…”
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Comprehensive Analytical Sorption Thermodynamic (CAST) model for water vapor sorption in cellulosic materials by Dietenberger, Mark A., Glass, Samuel V., Boardman, Charles R.

“…Water vapor sorption is a fundamental property of cellulosic materials. Numerous theoretical and empirical models have been developed to describe the…”
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Quantifying and reducing errors in equilibrium moisture content measurements with dynamic vapor sorption (DVS) experiments by Glass, Samuel V., Boardman, Charles R., Thybring, Emil Engelund, Zelinka, Samuel L.

“…Dynamic vapor sorption (DVS) measurements are widely used to collect water vapor sorption isotherms for wood and other cellulosic materials. Equilibrium…”
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Evaporation of Water and Uptake of HCl and HBr through Hexanol Films at the Surface of Supercooled Sulfuric Acid by Glass, Samuel V, Park, Seong-Chan, Nathanson, Gilbert M

“…Vacuum evaporation and molecular beam scattering experiments have been used to monitor the loss of water and dissolution of HCl and HBr in deuterated sulfuric…”
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Exponential decay analysis: a flexible, robust, data-driven methodology for analyzing sorption kinetic data by Glass, Samuel V., Zelinka, Samuel L., Thybring, Emil Engelund

“…The performance of cellulosic materials is intimately linked to their moisture content. Over the last century, many studies have been devoted to examining the…”
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Short hold times in dynamic vapor sorption measurements mischaracterize the equilibrium moisture content of wood by Glass, Samuel V., Boardman, Charles R., Zelinka, Samuel L.

“…Recently, the dynamic vapor sorption (DVS) technique has been used to measure sorption isotherms and develop moisture-mechanics models for wood and cellulosic…”
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Hygrothermal characterization and modeling of cross-laminated timber in the building envelope by Kordziel, Steven, Glass, Samuel V., Boardman, Charles R., Munson, Robert A., Zelinka, Samuel L., Pei, Shiling, Tabares-Velasco, Paulo Cesar

“…Cross-laminated timber (CLT) is a type of mass timber panel used in floor, wall, and roof assemblies. An important consideration in design and construction of…”
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Structure Moisture Monitoring of an 8-Story Mass Timber Building in the Pacific Northwest by Kordziel, Steven, Pei, Shiling, Glass, Samuel V, Zelinka, Samuel, Tabares-Velasco, Paulo Cesar

“…AbstractThe use of mass timber structural products (such as glulam and cross-laminated timber) in commercial buildings is increasing in prevalence around the…”
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