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Authorised form of nameJohnson; Kenneth Langstreth (1925 - 2015); Engineer
Dates1925 - 2015
NationalityBritish
Place of birthBarrow-in-Furness, Cumbria [Lancashire], England, United Kingdom
Date of birth19/03/1925
Date of death21/09/2015
OccupationEngineer
Research fieldEngineering
Contact mechanics
Tribology
ActivityEducation:
Barrow Grammar School; University of Manchester, MScTech (wartime state scholarship on an accelerated course to read Mechanical Engineering, 1942-1944), Ma, PhD
Career:
Rotol (aircraft production company, 1944-1949); Assistant Lecturer in engineering, University of Manchester (1949-1954); University of Cambridge, Demonstrator in engineering (1954-1977); Professor of engineering, (1977-1992); Jesus College Cambridge, Fellow (1957), Professorial Fellow (1977), Emeritus Fellow (1992)
Memberships:
FREng (1987)
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election18/03/1982
Age at election56
RSActivityMedals and prizes:
Royal Medal 2003
RelationshipsMarried: Dorothy Watkins (1954)
SourceSources:
Tribute prepared by Rod Smith (see personal information file)
Virtual International Authority Filehttp://viaf.org/viaf/71472019
CodeNA4243
Archives associated with this Fellow
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KLJ/1/42Research file of Ken Johnson on adhesion and friction papers1990s
KLJPapers of Kenneth Langstreth Johnson FRS 1949-2010s
KLJ/4/2Teaching papers of Ken Johnson for a short course on contact stress1997
KLJ/1/4Research file of Ken Johnson on 'Creep in free rolling. Stability of wheel rolling in groove. Thermo-elastic distribution of half-sphere. Geometry of contact (BMEE 1972)' 1960s-1970s
KLJ/1/18Research file of Ken Johnson on: friction and lubrication in [metal works]; rolling theory; P J Thompson; plastic boundary layers1970s-1980s
KLJ/1/40Research file of Ken Johnson on 'Impact of adhesion' (paper with H M Pollack)1990s
KLJ/5/4Papers regarding editorial duties of Ken Johnson 1980s-2000s
KLJ/1/13Research file of Ken Johnson on viscosity and thermal (T F Conry); frictional heating with spin (Johnson and J L Tevaarwerk); lubricated rolling with spin1970s
KLJ/1/22Research file of Ken Johnson on: contacts in EHL; collapse of film due to sliding (with JEH); moving rough surfaces (with J A Greenwood)1970s-1990s
KLJ/5/2Papers regarding Royal Society activities of Ken Johnson1980s-1990s
KLJ/1/23Research file of Ken Johnson on contact vibrations1970s-1990s
KLJ/1/26Research file of Ken Johnson on: edge loading of rails (J Kalousek); groove formations (A Kapoor); delamination; shear failure (MFL Embury); kinetic shakedown to point contact1980s
KLJ/1/37Research file of Ken Johnson on Indentation with Yap1993
KLJ/1/10File of Ken Johnson on his book 'Contact Mechanics'1960s-1990s
KLJ/2/2Consultancy file of Ken Johnson on British Rail contract1980s
KLJ/1/29Research file of Ken Johnson on: rail corrugation; meeting in Berlin 1983; IMechE 19831980s
KLJ/1/11Research file of Ken Johnson on 'Elastic contact stresses. Inelastic contact stresses. Rolling contact. [?]ending of strip between rollers'1970s
KLJ/1/50Research file of Ken Johnson on 'tape peeling' with J A Williams and J J Kauzlarich2003
KLJ/3Correspondence files of Ken Johnson1954-2000s
KLJ/1/33Research file of Ken Johnson on: fatigue wear and plastic deformation in rolling/sliding contacts; rolling contact fatigue with [?] direct stress1980s-1990s
KLJ/2/6Consultancy file of Ken Johnson on European Rail Research Institute (ERRI)1990s
KLJ/1/52Notes of Ken Johnson on encyclopedia entry, 'JKR theory' and 'elastic contacts'2009
KLJ/1/15Research file of Ken Johnson on: vibration corrugation; Carson & Johnson, report to British Rail on Carson's work; dynamic response of rolling contacts; development of [?] in rolling contact1970s
KLJ/1/34Research file of Ken Johnson on: EHL with water; roughness of tractions (C R Evans); paper for Tribology Institute; EHL1980s-1990s
KLJ/1/1Research file of Ken Johnson on 'Mindlin's theory of oblique forces. Frequency response of ball contacts. Compliance of wavy surfaces. Oblique impact of spheres. Adhesion of elastic solids. Elastic hypertension under [?] stresses. Energy dissipation of spherical surfaces in contact transmitting oscillating forces, JMES'1950s-[1962]
KLJ/3/2Correspondence of Ken Johnson from Cambridge University engineering department, 1963-1970s1963-1970s
KLJ/1/27Research file of Ken Johnson on: contact of rough surfaces (Wear)1980s
KLJ/1/45Research notes and correspondence of Ken Johnson1990s-2000s
KLJ/1/43Research file of Ken Johnson on 'Current files, notebooks. Conformal wheel-rail contact. Calculations and output'1990s
KLJ/1/51Research file of Ken Johnson on rolling friction2006
KLJ/2/3Consultancy file of Ken Johnson on Vancouver Sky Train corrugations1980s
KLJ/1/48Research file of Ken Johnson on Adhesive friction.1990-2001
KLJ/1/47File of Ken Johnson including: referees reports and requests from journals; theses examination; grant applications1990s-2000s
KLJ/1/35Research file of Ken Johnson on: atomic friction; adhesion of layers; molecular dynamics (L C Zhang)1980s-2000s
KLJ/1/39File of Ken Johnson containing notes from Technical University Berlin Symposium1993
KLJ/2/4Consultancy file of Ken Johnson regarding Xerox1980s
KLJ/2/5Consultancy file of Ken Johnson on Ford and Torotrak1990s
KLJ/1/2Research file of Ken Johnson on 'Vibration damping'1953-1960
KLJ/1/24Research file of Ken Johnson on 'Split Hopkinson Bar with [Thyens]'1980s
KLJ/1/5Research file of Ken Johnson on 'Review of theory of rolling contact stresses. Surface stresses in copper spheres. [?] Plastic shearing of surfaces. Photos of subsurface yield. Elastic plastic contact- GB Sinclair'1960s-1980s
KLJ/1/32Research file of Ken Johnson on: shakedown of asperities; [K] Kato's filing1980s-1990s
KLJ/1/3Research file of Ken Johnson on 'Rolling contact'.1959-1980s
KLJ/4/1Lecture notes of Ken Johnson on adhesion & friction 1980s-1990s
KLJ/1/53Notes of Ken Johnson on encyclopedia entry, 'viscoelastic contacts'2009
KLJ/1/30Research file of Ken Johnson on: railways; WA Railways; dynamic response of railway track to vertical excitation at high frequencies; wheel rail forces; creep of wheel and rail; wheel slip experiment1980s
KLJ/1/21Research file of Ken Johnson on: EHL shear of EHL oil [films]; relations between equation; compliance for elastic films; Nayak, Johnson and A J Moore; application of high frequency shear measurements to EHD tractions; Jacobson's pressure cell experiment; spherical EHL squeeze fil'1970s-1990s
KLJ/1/9Research file of Ken Johnson containing contributions to discussion meeting1960s-2000s
KLJ/5/3Letters of congratulations to Ken Johnson and other personal papers1980s-2000s
KLJ/5/5Papers regarding Royal Academy of Engineering activities of Ken Johnson 1990s-2000s
KLJ/2/1Consultancy file of Ken Johnson on rail corrugation1962-1995
KLJ/3/1Correspondence of Ken Johnson from Cambridge University engineering department, 1954-19631954-1963
KLJ/2/7Consultancy file of Ken Johnson on European Rail Research Institute (ERRI), 'Wheel-rail dynamics with closely conformal contact' 1994
KLJ/1/46Files of correspondence and proofs of papers1990s-2000s
KLJ/5Personal papers of Ken Johnson1949-2010s
KLJ/1/14Research file of Ken Johnson on: vibration in rolling contact; vibration tests; roll oscillation; stick slip1970s
KLJ/1/44Research notes and correspondence of Ken Johnson 1990s-2000s
KLJ/1/36Research file of Ken Johnson on 'Lubrication in rolling with Sutcliffe. Lub[rication] rheology comp. with Winer. [?] friction tests'1991-1992
KLJ/4Teaching material of Ken Johnson1980s-1990s
KLJ/1/41Research file of Ken Johnson on 'Ratchetting wear' paper (with A Kapoor).1990s
KLJ/1/28Research file of Ken Johnson on shear bands in ball bearings1980s
KLJ/1/54Referees report by Ken Johnson for paper on the Gent Schultz model2000s
KLJ/3/12Professional correspondence of Ken Johnson filed by year1986-1996
KLJ/1/7Research file of Ken Johnson on: EHL traction, viscoe-elastic behaviour and rhealogy of oils1960s-1970s
KLJ/1/49Research file of Ken Johnson on: rail corrugation; 'general'; wheel-rail dynamics1990-2008
KLJ/3/7Correspondence of Ken Johnson, 1971-19761970s
KLJ/1/17Research file of Ken Johnson on: transient creep and rolling contact1970s-1980s
KLJ/3/9Correspondence of Ken Johnson, [E-K]1960s-2000s
KLJ/3/3Correspondence of Ken Johnson from Cambridge University engineering department, 1963-1970s1963-1970s
KLJ/3/8Correspondence of Ken Johnson, A-D1960s-2000s
KLJ/1/16Research and citations file of Ken Johnson on: Rail slip; water phase; impulse response of track; wheels; visit to Germany 19781970s-1980s
KLJ/1/38Research file of Ken Johnson on (conferences): Adaption of four ball M/C or fatigue with traction. Drive line technology Imech 1994. Adhesion to friction University of Sydney December 1994. Austrib 1994, Perth.1994-1996
KLJ/1/6Research file of Ken Johnson on 'Elastic rollers. Stress concentration at ends. Theory of compressed rollers. Compression of [?]. Rubber rollers. Brittle cylinders. Stability of residual stresses'1960s-1970s
KLJ/1/19Research file of Ken Johnson on 'JKR (Johnson, Kendall and Roberts) adhesion of rubber. Schallamach waves. Rough surfaces. Tabor festschrift'1970s-1980s
KLJ/2Consultancy files of Ken Johnson1962-1990s
KLJ/1/31Research file of Ken Johnson on: UKEA (UK Atomic Energy Authority); friction torque in ball thrust bearings.1989-1992
KLJ/1/8Research file of Ken Johnson on plastic web ploughing 1960s-1990s
KLJ/5/1References and employment papers of Ken Johnson1949-[1962]
KLJ/1/20Research file of Ken Johnson on 'Volume change due to residual stresses. Local [?] traction. Repeated rolling track. Elastic [deformation] of sphere. Transient belt tension.Interaction between Hertz contacts. Dunder's retirement paper. Yield surface for an adhesive [live] cont'1970s-1990s
KLJ/1/25Research file of Ken Johnson on: Sliding with spin; T A Stolarski and B J Briscoe Flash calculations; Professor M F Ashby; ion implanted layers1980s
KLJ/3/10Correspondence of Ken Johnson, M-Z1960s-2000s
KLJ/1/12Research file of Ken Johnson on 'Normal elastic content of brittle solids. Deflection under hexagonal pressure', 'Correlation of indentation experiments'1970s
KLJ/1Research files of Ken Johnson1950s-2009
KLJ/5/6Papers regarding Institution of Mechanical Engineers activities of Ken Johnson 1990s-2010s
EC/1982/18Johnson, Kenneth Langstreth: certificate of election to the Royal Society1978
KLJ/3/11Professional consultancy correspondence of Ken Johnson1980-1990s
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