John Stanley Terrington Explained

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)

Notes and References

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