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Dr. John R. Mackay

Defence R&D Canada, Atlantic, 9 Grove Street, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada B2Y 3Z7

Selected Publications:
MacKay, J.R., Smith, M.J., and Pegg, N.G. (2006). Design of pressure hulls using nonlinear finite element analysis.(OMAE2006-92591). In Proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering. Hamburg, Germany: ASME.

MacKay JR (2007) Experimental investigation of the strength of damaged pressure hulls—Phase 1. Defence Research and Development Canada–Atlantic, Technical Memorandum 2006–304

Jiang L, MacKay JR, Wallace J, Smith MJ, Norwood M, Bosman TN (2008) Finite Element Modeling of Collapse Experiments of Ring Stiffened Cylinders with Simulated Corrosion Damage. In: Proceedings of Warship 2008: Naval Submarines 9 2008, Glasgow

MacKay, J. R., and van Keulen, F., 2010, “A Review of External Pressure Testing Techniques for Shells Including a Novel Volume-Control Method,” Exp. Mech., 50, pp. 753–772.

MacKay, J. R., van Keulen, F., Smith, M. J., and Pegg, N. G., 2010, “Collapse Mechanics in Externally Loaded Pressure Vessels With Simulated Corrosion Damage,” Shell Structures and Applications, W. Pietraszkiewicz and I. Kreja, eds., CRC Press/Balkena, Leiden, The Netherlands, pp. 315–318.

MacKay, J. R., Smith, M. J., van Keulen, F., Bosman, T. N., and Pegg, N. G., 2010, “Experimental Investigation of the Strength and Stability of Submarine Pressure Hulls With and Without Artificial Corrosion Damage,” Mar. Struct., 23, pp. 339–359.

MacKay, J. R. Jiang, L. Glas, A. H., 2011, “Accuracy of Nonlinear Finite Element Collapse Predictions for Submarine Pressure Hulls With and Without Artificial Corrosion Damage,” Mar. Struct., 24, pp. 292–317.

John R. MacKay, Fred van Keulen and Malcolm J. Smith, “Quantifying the accuracy of numerical collapse predictions for the design of submarine pressure hulls”, Thin-Walled Structures, Vol. 49, No. 1, January 2011, pp. 145-156, doi:10.1016/j.tws.2010.08.015

John R. MacKay and Fred van Keulen, “The Sensitivity of Overall Collapse of Damaged Submarine Pressure Hulls to Material Strength”, Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, Vol. 135, No. 2, 021403, February 2013, doi: 10.1115/1.4007051

MacKay, J. R., and van Keulen, F., 2013, “Partial Safety Factor Approach to the Design of Submarine Pressure Hulls Using Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis,” Finite Elem. Des., 65, pp. 1–16

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