Eric Johnson
Professor Emeritus
- Ph.D., 1976, Applied Mechanics and Engineering Science, University of Michigan
- M.S.E., 1972, Engineering Mechanics, University of Michigan
- B.S.E., 1968, Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan
Structures and Materials
Composite Structures and Materials
Research in the mechanics of the response and failure of advanced composite material structures with applications to flight, marine, and land vehicles. Specific expertise in buckling and postbuckling of plates and shells, and progressive failure analyses and energy absorption. Examples of current projects include: the progressive failure analysis of tape and textile composite structures using decohesion finite elements to model crack initiation and propagation, nonlinear response and failure of bonded joints, and nonlinear finite element analysis and design studies of ribbed, conical shells made of high impact polystyrene.