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(Redirected from Cyril Reginald Sutton Kirkpatrick) British civil engineer (1872–1957)

Sir Cyril Reginald Sutton Kirkpatrick (1872–1957) was a British civil engineer.

Cyril Kirkpatrick was born in London in 1872. Kirkpatrick was Chief Engineer for the Port of London and formed the engineering firm of Kirkpatrick and Partners in 1924. He served as president of the Institution of Civil Engineers between November 1931 and November 1932. Between 1938 and 1942 Kirkpatrick drew many plans to Maryport sea wall and Harbour.

Kirkpatrick's firm was also involved with the construction of concrete caissons for the Mulberry Harbours used following the Normandy Landings during the Second World War. He served as president of the Smeatonian Society of Civil Engineers in 1950.

Kirkpatrick's firm merged with Scott and Wilson to form Scott & Wilson, Kirkpatrick and Partners in 1951. This firm later became the Scott Wilson Group. which operated until 2012 as Scott Wilson group was bought out by the American Company URS. URS was known as the 2nd global "consultancy-Engineering Firm in the World".

In 2012, URS was bought out again by another American company, AECOM in 2015 who at the time was ranked 3rd globally. So, by buying URS, they become ranked 1st Engineering Consultants Firm in the world. AECOM projects are world wide.

References

  1. ^ Watson, Garth (1989), The Smeatonians, London: Thomas Telford Ltd, p. 170, ISBN 0-7277-1526-7
  2. Masterton, Gordon. "ICE Presidential Address" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 February 2009. Retrieved 18 October 2008.
  3. ^ Scott Wilson Group, About Scott Wilson (PDF), retrieved 18 October 2008
  4. Watson, Garth (1988), The Civils, Thomas Telford, p. 252, ISBN 0-7277-0392-7
  5. The National Archives, Records of Maryport Harbour Board, retrieved 14 November 2023
Professional and academic associations
Preceded byGeorge Humphreys President of the Institution of Civil Engineers
November 1931 – November 1932
Succeeded byMurdoch MacDonald


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