Aerospace Structures | Strength | Fatigue | Fracture | FEA
Solving Complex Aerospace Structural Challenges and Sharing Insights to Help Engineers Succeed
I solve complex stress, fatigue, fracture, and FEA problems in aerospace structures, combining decades of hands-on experience with continuous learning and practical frameworks. My goal is to teach, share lessons, and help engineers and innovators make smarter, safer design decisions.
Stress, FEA, Fatigue & Fracture Insights
Jason T. Johnson, Stress Engineer
Structural analyst and FEA specialist exploring stress, fatigue, and fracture mechanics in aerospace structures. I share lessons, frameworks, and reflections to help engineers and innovators solve complex challenges, learn continuously, and achieve better design outcomes.
I’m Jason, a senior technical leader and aerospace structural analyst passionate about solving complex problems in stress, fatigue, fracture mechanics, and FEA. Over the years, I’ve combined hands-on experience with continuous research and learning to develop insights that improve structural integrity, reliability, and performance in aerospace programs.
This site is a space to teach, share, and explore: frameworks, case insights, and lessons that make complex structural analysis concepts accessible and actionable. My goal is to help engineers, managers, and innovators learn, grow, and succeed while navigating challenging aerospace design problems.
Core Expertise Areas
What I Write About
These pillars reflect the evolving challenges of aerospace structures, highlighting opportunities to solve problems, learn, teach, and help others succeed.
Strength & Stability
Understanding load paths, material allowables, and design margins that support safe and efficient structures.
Fatigue & Durability
Lessons learned from fatigue analysis — from load spectrum development to life prediction and validation in real-world aerospace applications.
Fracture Mechanics & Damage Tolerance
Insights into crack growth modeling, inspection planning, and the role of damage-tolerant design in modern aerospace structures.
Finite Element Analysis (FEA) & Computational Mechanics
Practical and strategic use of simulation for stress, vibration, and nonlinear problems — integrating analysis seamlessly into design and certification workflows.
My Recent Blog Posts
Recent Insights in Structural Analysis
Reflections, frameworks, and lessons from aerospace structural analysis and simulation.
Let’s Solve Aerospace Challenges Together
I welcome conversations with engineers, managers, and innovators passionate about aerospace structural analysis. Together, we can exchange insights, tackle complex problems, and help each other succeed.