
Benjamin Wheatley
Assistant Professor of Mechanical EngineeringAbout Benjamin Wheatley
Educational Background
- B.S. in Engineering, Trinity College, 2011
- Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Colorado State University, 2017
Research Interests
soft tissue biomechanics and structure-function mechanisms
orthopaedic and musculoskeletal biomechanics
motion analysis and human dynamics
computational modeling, including finite element analysis and musculoskeletal modeling
neuromuscular biomechanics and stroke rehabilitation
bioinspired design of impact mitigating structures
Courses
- Engineering Design Experience
- Finite Element Analysis
- Solid Mechanics
- Senior Design
- Interdisciplinary Senior Design
Selected Publications
Wheatley, B.B., Chaclas, N.A., & Seeley, M.A. (2022). Patellofemoral Joint Load and Knee Abduction/Adduction Moment are Sensitive to Variations in Femoral Version and Individual Muscle Forces. Journal of Orthopaedic Research. doi.org/10.1002/jor.25396
Lavigne, T., Sciumè, G., Laporte, S., Pillet, H., Urcun, S., Wheatley, B.B., & Rohan, P.Y. (2022). Numerical investigation of the time-dependent stress-strain mechanical behaviour of skeletal muscle tissue in the context of pressure ulcer prevention. Clinical Biomechanics. 105592. doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2022.105592
Trevor G Aguirre, T.G., Fuller, L.H., Ingrole, A., Seek, T.W., Wheatley, B.B., Steineman, B.D., Haut Donahue, T.L, & Donahue, S.W. (2020). Bioinspired material architectures from bighorn sheep horncore velar bone for impact loading applications. Scientific Reports. 10, 18916. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-76021-5
Wheatley, B.B. (2020). Investigating Passive Muscle Mechanics with Biaxial Stretch. Frontiers in Physiology. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2020.01021
Grega, K.L., Segall, R.S., Vaidya, A.J., Fu, C., & Wheatley, B.B. (2020). Anisotropic and Viscoelastic Tensile Mechanical Properties of Aponeurosis: Experimentation, Modeling, and Tissue Microstructure. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials. 110, 103889. doi: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2020.103889
Vaidya, A.J. & Wheatley, B.B. (2019). An experimental and computational investigation of the effects of volumetric boundary conditions on the compressive mechanics of passive skeletal muscle. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials. 102, doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2019.103526
Wheatley, B.B., Odegard, G.M., Kaufman, K.R., & Haut Donahue, T.L. (2018). Modeling Skeletal Muscle Stress and Intramuscular Pressure: A Whole Muscle Active-Passive Approach. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering. 140(8), 081006. doi: 10.1115/1.4040318
Drake, A.M., Haut Donahue, T.L., Stansloski, M., Fox, K., Wheatley, B.B., & Donahue, S. W. (2016). Horn and horncore trabecular bone of bighorn sheep rams absorbs impact energy and reduces brain cavity accelerations during high impact ramming of the skull. Acta Biomaterialia. 136(11), 41-50. doi:10.1016/j.actbio.2016.08.019
Further Information
Contact Details
Location
302 Academic East