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'''John Anthony Derrington, [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]], [[Royal Academy of Engineering|FREng]]''' (1921 – 9 February 2008) was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[civil engineer]]. |
'''John Anthony Derrington, [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]], [[Royal Academy of Engineering|FREng]]''' (1921 – 9 February 2008) was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[civil engineer]]. |
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Derrington was born in [[London]] in 1921.<ref name="masterton">{{Citation|last=Masterton|first=Gordon|title=ICE Presidential Address|year=2005|url=http://www.ice.org.uk/getattachment/3fff8c52-a13b-498c-a53d-8bd50effb6f6/Gordon-Masterton-Presidential-Address-2005.aspx|accessdate=24 October 2010}}</ref><ref name="civils">{{Harvnb|Watson|1988|p=254}}.</ref> He held a [[Bachelor of Science]] degree in engineering and a [[Diploma of Imperial College]].<ref name="civils"/> |
Derrington was born in [[London]] in 1921.<ref name="masterton">{{Citation|last=Masterton |first=Gordon |title=ICE Presidential Address |year=2005 |url=http://www.ice.org.uk/getattachment/3fff8c52-a13b-498c-a53d-8bd50effb6f6/Gordon-Masterton-Presidential-Address-2005.aspx |accessdate=24 October 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110103221539/http://ice.org.uk/getattachment/3fff8c52-a13b-498c-a53d-8bd50effb6f6/Gordon-Masterton-Presidential-Address-2005.aspx |archivedate= 3 January 2011 |df= }}</ref><ref name="civils">{{Harvnb|Watson|1988|p=254}}.</ref> He held a [[Bachelor of Science]] degree in engineering and a [[Diploma of Imperial College]].<ref name="civils"/> |
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He was head of the design group at [[Sir Robert McAlpine]] and also wrote in the Proceedings of the [[Institution of Civil Engineers]] (ICE) regarding multi-story concrete construction.<ref name="ice">{{cite web|title=John Derrington Memorial Service|url=http://communicate.ice.org.uk/ve/lsS3170628491K98n/VT=0/page=3|publisher=Institution of Civil Engineers|accessdate=31 December 2010}} (registration/login and/or subscription required)</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Discussion on Multi-storey Construction in Concrete|url=http://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/content/article/10.1680/iicep.1958.2452;jsessionid=3p26lc4bsmfr.z-telford-01|publisher=Institution of Civil Engineers|accessdate=31 December 2010}}</ref> |
He was head of the design group at [[Sir Robert McAlpine]] and also wrote in the Proceedings of the [[Institution of Civil Engineers]] (ICE) regarding multi-story concrete construction.<ref name="ice">{{cite web|title=John Derrington Memorial Service |url=http://communicate.ice.org.uk/ve/lsS3170628491K98n/VT=0/page=3 |publisher=Institution of Civil Engineers |accessdate=31 December 2010 }}{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} (registration/login and/or subscription required)</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Discussion on Multi-storey Construction in Concrete|url=http://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/content/article/10.1680/iicep.1958.2452;jsessionid=3p26lc4bsmfr.z-telford-01|publisher=Institution of Civil Engineers|accessdate=31 December 2010}}</ref> |
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==Affiliations== |
==Affiliations== |
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John Anthony Derrington | |
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| Born | 1921 London |
| Died | 9 February 2008 |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Engineering career | |
| Discipline | Civil |
| Institutions | Institution of Civil Engineers (president), Institution of Structural Engineers (president), Offshore Engineering Society (president) |
John Anthony Derrington, CBE, FREng (1921 – 9 February 2008) was a British civil engineer.
Derrington was born in London in 1921.[1][2] He held a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering and a Diploma of Imperial College.[2]
He was head of the design group at Sir Robert McAlpine and also wrote in the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) regarding multi-story concrete construction.[3][4]
Affiliations
He was a fellow of the ICE, of the Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE; 1984-85), and of the Royal Academy of Engineering. He was elected president of the IStructE for the 1979–80 session, of the ICE for the 1984–85 session and of the Offshore Engineering Society for 1987–88.[2][3]
Death
Derrington died on 9 February 2008 at the age of 86. The ICE held a memorial service for him at Westminster Cathedral on 10 November 2008.[5][3]
References
- ^ Masterton, Gordon (2005), ICE Presidential Address, archived from the original on 3 January 2011, retrieved 24 October 2010
{{citation}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c Watson 1988, p. 254.
- ^ a b c "John Derrington Memorial Service". Institution of Civil Engineers. Retrieved 31 December 2010.[permanent dead link] (registration/login and/or subscription required)
- ^ "Discussion on Multi-storey Construction in Concrete". Institution of Civil Engineers. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
- ^ Notice of death of John Derrington, yourannouncement.co.uk; accessed 9 April 2014.
Bibliography
- Watson, Garth (1988), The Civils, Thomas Telford Ltd, ISBN 0-7277-0392-7