was a Japanese

engineer Engineers, as practitioners of engineering, are professionals who invent, design, analyze, build and test machines, complex systems, structures, gadgets and materials to fulfill functional objectives and requirements while considering the l ...

who, in 1968 along with M. Matsuishi, developed the

rainflow-counting algorithm The rainflow-counting algorithm is used in calculating the fatigue life of a component in order to convert a uniaxial loading sequence of varying stress into an equivalent set of constant amplitude stress reversals. The method successively extrac ...

for

fatigue Fatigue describes a state of tiredness that does not resolve with rest or sleep. In general usage, fatigue is synonymous with extreme tiredness or exhaustion that normally follows prolonged physical or mental activity. When it does not resolve ...

analysis of structures while a visiting professor at the

University of Illinois The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (U of I, Illinois, University of Illinois, or UIUC) is a public land-grant research university in Illinois in the twin cities of Champaign and Urbana. It is the flagship institution of the Unive ...

Bibliography

*Murakami, Y. (1992) ''The Rainflow Method in Fatigue: The Tatsuo Endo Memorial Volume'' 1925 births 1989 deaths Japanese civil engineers Japanese metallurgists University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign faculty Japanese expatriates in the United States {{Japan-engineer-stub