Ronald Stewart Jenkins (8 December 1907 – 27 December 1975) was a British

civil engineer A civil engineer is a person who practices civil engineering – the application of planning, designing, constructing, maintaining, and operating infrastructure while protecting the public and environmental health, as well as improving existing ...

, known for designing the Mulberry Harbours in World War II, in 1944.Engineering Timelines Mulberry Harbour
/ref> Jenkins was born in

Sutton, London Sutton is the principal town in the London Borough of Sutton in South London, England. It lies on the lower slopes of the North Downs, and is the administrative headquarters of the Outer London borough. It is south-south west of Charing Cross ...

. From 1928 to 1931 he studied engineering at the City and Guilds College in London, part of

Imperial College London Imperial College London (legally Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine) is a public research university in London, United Kingdom. Its history began with Prince Albert, consort of Queen Victoria, who developed his vision for a cu ...

. He worked with the structural engineer

Oscar Faber Oscar Faber (5 July 1886 – 7 May 1956) was a British structural engineer. He was influential in the development of the use of reinforced concrete in the United Kingdom. Because many engineers were not certain of the material, Faber pioneered ...

, and worked at Arup Group, of which he was one of four founders in 1949, becoming a senior partner. At Arup he worked as a concrete shell design engineer. He was known for his mathematical skill. He worked with Ove Arup to design the Mulberry harbours. There was a memorial service for him on Friday 6 February 1976 at St Peter, Vere Street on

Vere Street, Westminster Vere Street is a street off Oxford Street, in central London. It is a continuation of Welbeck Street, and part of the B406. It is named after a family name of the area's owners at the time of its construction, the Earls of Oxford. It is best ...

Works

* Brynmawr Rubber Factory

References

* ''Times'' Obituary, 31 December 1975, page 12

External links

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1907 births 1975 deaths Alumni of Imperial College London English civil engineers Concrete pioneers English company founders Ove Arup People from Sutton, London 20th-century English businesspeople {{England-engineer-stub