John Anthony Derrington

John Anthony Derrington
Born 1921
London
Died 9 February 2008
Nationality British

Engineering career

Engineering discipline Civil
Institution memberships 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

  1. Masterton, Gordon (2005), ICE Presidential Address, retrieved 24 October 2010
  2. 1 2 3 Watson 1988, p. 254.
  3. 1 2 3 "John Derrington Memorial Service". Institution of Civil Engineers. Retrieved 31 December 2010. (registration/login and/or subscription required)
  4. "Discussion on Multi-storey Construction in Concrete". Institution of Civil Engineers. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
  5. Notice of death of John Derrington, yourannouncement.co.uk; accessed 9 April 2014.

Bibliography

Professional and academic associations
Preceded by
James Anthony Gaffney
President of the Institution of Civil Engineers
November 1984 – November 1985
Succeeded by
Donald Reeve
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