Ray William Clough

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Ray William Clough, (July 23, 1920 – October 8, 2016), was Byron L. and Elvira E. Nishkian Professor of structural engineering in the department of civil engineering at the University of California, Berkeley and one of the founders of the finite element method (FEM). His article[1] in 1956 was one of the first applications of this computational method. He coined the term “finite elements” in an article[2] in 1960. He was born in Seattle.[3]

In the Fall, 2008 Clough was recognized as a “Legend of Earthquake Engineering” at the World Conference of

structural dynamics. Three decades later, this text is still in wide use. He also transformed the field through the development of fundamental theories, computational techniques, and experimental methods.[citation needed
] During his almost 40 years at Berkeley he taught, advised, and mentored numerous students.

Clough was

The Franklin Institute.[5] He died on October 8, 2016, aged 96.[6]

References

  1. ^ Stiffness and Deflection Analysis of Complex Structures. Journal of Aeronautical Sciences - Vol 23, Sep 1956, Number 9.
  2. ^ Proceedings, 2nd conference on electronic computation, A.S.C.E. structural division, Pittsburgh, PA, pp 345–378, 1960
  3. ISBN 978-1-85743-217-6
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  4. ^ "The President's National Medal of Science: Recipient Details - NSF - National Science Foundation". www.nsf.gov.
  5. ^ "2013 Honorees". 12 December 2012.
  6. ^ "AECOM Exec Is Atkins Unit CEO; Quake Expert Ray Clough Dies".
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