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    John A. Wilkinson

    John A. Wilkinson, P.E.

    Senior Consultant

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    Mr. Wilkinson has over 40 years of diverse experience in the design and analysis of structures, mechanical systems and components. His areas of expertise include design analysis, failure analysis, mechanical engineering, engineering mechanics, stress analysis, finite element analysis, fatigue analysis and fracture mechanics.

    Throughout his career he has conducted hundreds of design analyses and failure investigations across a wide range of industries. Some examples include construction equipment, diesel and gasoline piston engine components, gas turbine engine components, railcars, electronic warfare systems and components, pipelines, process piping, pressure vessels, aircraft and helicopter structures and components, automotive components, ladders and aerial ladders, and steel structure collapses and crane collapses. Many of these studies were multidisciplinary in nature and often included highly nonlinear system or material behaviors.

    Prior to joining ESi, he held positions with Northrop Corporation’s Defense Systems Division, Control Data Corporation’s Professional Services Division and International Harvester Corporation’s Construction Equipment Division.

    Publications

    • Step Ladder Failure Analysis, a Comparison of Analytical Methods, ASME 2011 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, November 2011
    • Step Ladder Failure Analysis, a Comparison of Analytical Methods, Proceedings of the ASME 2011 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, November 2011
    • Tools and Techniques for Analyzing Structural Damage in Ladders, ASM International Annual Meeting, October 2010
    • Structural Stepladder Failure: Analysis of Root Cause, ASME 2009 International Mechanical Engineering Conference and Exposition, November 2009
    • Uses of Abaqus/Standard in Failure Analysis, SIMULIA Customer Conference, May 2009
    • Stress Intensities for a Thumbnail-Shaped Surface Crack in a Solid cylinder Using ABAQUS/Standard, ABAQUS Users' Conference, May 2004
    • Miller Park Crane Collapse - Root Cause Investigation, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois, March 2001
    • New Tools for Design, ASM International First International Conference on Failure Prevention, May 2000
    • Review of NTSB Investigation, United Airlines DC-10 Crash in Sioux City, Iowa, ASM International Materials Week, October 1996
    • Failure of Epoxy-Bonded Anchor Bolts - Focus on Installation Parameters, ASM International Materials Week, October 1994
    • See CV for further publications

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