Tony Hunt's Structural Notes 1

Author: Tony Hunt
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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
Features: This is the second edition of the original book. It is an excellent book on the basic principles of architectural structures. It describes how visible, tangible, inhabited, and used building structures work under various loads. Initially, this book was used by Professor Tony Hunt as a textbook for students with less understanding of physics or structural mechanics. The book maintains the original features of not using mathematical methods, logical organization, and intuitive clarity, but the content is more comprehensive and novel because: 1. It has added a new chapter reflecting 12 creative ideas from famous structural design masters in solving practical engineering problems; 2. It avoids mathematical methods and instead uses hundreds of intuitive diagrams to bridge readers' understanding of structural problems; 3. It comprehensively illustrates key issues in structural design through typical engineering examples. Professor Tony Hunt is the former president of the Anthony Hunt Consulting Engineers Association and currently serves as an advisor to the association. The association, founded in 1962, specializes in innovative architectural structural design. Professor Tony Hunt is also a visiting professor at the University of Sheffield in the UK. The book describes how visible, tangible, inhabited, and used building structures work under various loads.