Dan L. Wheat, Ph.D.
Associate Professor - Carl Ernest & Mattie Ann Muldrow Reistle, Jr. Centennial Fellow in Engineering - Undergraduate Advisor
Office: ECJ 4.714
Phone: (512) 232-3598
Fax: (512) 471-7259
Email: dwheat@mail.utexas.edu
UT Mail: C1747
Mailing Address:
The University of Texas at Austin
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Department-STR
301 E. Dean Keeton St. Stop C1747
Austin, TX 78712-1068
Area(s) of Expertise:
Structural Engineering, Mechanics, and Materials
Educational Qualifications:
Ph.D., Structures and Solid Mechanics, Colorado State University, Civil Engineering, 1980
M.S., Structures, University of Denver, Civil Engineering, 1973
B.S., University of Colorado, Civil Engineering, 1969
Technical Interests:
Behavior, design and mathematical modeling of wood structural systems
Selected Publications:
Wheat, D.L., Gromala, D.S., and Moody, R.C., "Static Behavior of Wood-Joist Floors at Various Limit States," Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, 112(7), pp. 1677-1691, July, 1986.
Wheat, D.L. and Calixto, J.M., "Nonlinear Analysis of Two-Layered Wood Members with Interlayer Slip," Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, 120(6), pp. 1909-1929, June, 1994.
Wheat, D.L., Kallivokas, L.F., and Garza, C., "Forward and Inverse Modeling of Piezoelectric Effects in Wood," proceedings of the 2006 World Conference on Timber Engineering, Portland, OR, August, 2006.
Wheat, D.L. and Cramer, S.M., "ASD/LRFD Structural Wood Design: Solved Example Problems," published by the American Forest and Paper Association, Southern Forest Products Association, and Wood Truss Council of America, 2005.
Wheat, D.L., Gilbert, R. B., and Wendling, L.K., "Behavior, Design, and Observations of Wood Piles Used in Coastal Residential Construction," proceedings of the 19th International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference, Osaka, Japan, June, 2009.