Ray William Clough, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Ray William Clough

American engineer

Date of Birth: 23-Jul-1920

Place of Birth: Seattle, Washington, United States

Date of Death: 08-Oct-2016

Profession: engineer, university teacher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Ray William Clough

  • 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 in 1956 was one of the first applications of this computational method.
  • He coined the term “finite elements” in an article in 1960.
  • He was born in Seattle.In the Fall, 2008 Clough was recognized as a “Legend of Earthquake Engineering” at the World Conference of Earthquake Engineering in China.
  • Clough is known for his work in the field of earthquake engineering, and credited with the development and application of a mathematical method, finite element analysis, that has revolutionized numerical modeling of the physical world.
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  • Clough extended the method to enable dynamic analysis of complex structures and co-authored the definitive text on 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.
  • During his almost 40 years at Berkeley he taught, advised, and mentored numerous students. Clough is professor emeritus of civil and environmental engineering at the University of California, Berkeley.
  • He is credited with developing the Earthquake Engineering Research Center at Berkeley, a hub for analytical engineering research, information resources, and public service programs.
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  • Clough's many honors include the Prince Philip Medal from the Royal Academy of Engineering in London.
  • He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, the Royal Norwegian Scientists Society, and the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
  • He was awarded A.
  • Cemal Eringen Medal in 1992.
  • In 1994, President Clinton presented Clough with a National Medal of Science and in 2006 he received the Benjamin Franklin Medal in Civil Engineering from The Franklin Institute.
  • He died on October 8, 2016, aged 96.

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