John Stanley Terrington

Dr. John Stanley Terrington (28 December 1903 - 1987) was a British civil engineer known for his writings on the use of concrete in construction in the mid twentieth century.[1] Terrington was a graduate of the University of London (BSc), an associate of the City and Guilds Institute (ACGI), and an associate member of the Institution of Civil Engineers.[2] He later obtained his PhD and was a lecturer at Borough Polytechnic (now London South Bank University).[3]

Selected publications
  • The calculation of bending and torsional effects in girders. B.S.C., 1958.
  • The calculation of stresses in beams and girders due to simultaneous transverse bending & torsion. British Constructional Steelwork Association, 1968.
  • Combined bending and torsion of beams and girders: the calculation of stresses in beams and girders due to simultaneous transverse bending and torsion. British Constructional Steelwork Association, 1968.
  • Design of arch ribs for reinforced concrete roofs. Concrete Publications, London, 1937.
  • Design of arch roofs. Concrete Publications, London, 1937. (Concrete Series)
  • Design of domes. Concrete Publications, London, 1937. (Reprinted from Concrete and Constructional Engineering) (Concrete Series)
  • Design of non-planar concrete roofs. Concrete Publications, London, 1964. (Concrete Series) (With Frederick Henry Turner)
  • Design of pyramid roofs. Concrete Publications, London, 1939. (Concrete Series)
  • Surveying and levelling. London, 1939. (Lockwood's Modern Handbooks)

References
  1. Sutherland, James, & Dawn Humm & Mike Chrimes. (2001) Historic Concrete: The Background to Appraisal. London: ICE Publishing. ISBN 072772875X
  2. Tarrington, J.S. (1937) Design of domes. London: Concrete Publications. p. 1
  3. Terrington, J.S. (1965) Surveying and levelling. London.


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