Tony Hunt's Structural Notes 1

Author: Tony Hunt (Author)
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Publish Date: 2004-08-20
Features: This is the second edition of the original book. It is an excellent book on the fundamental principles of architectural structures. It describes how visible, tangible, habitable, and usable building structures work under various loads. Initially, this book was used as a textbook by Professor Tony Hunt for students with less understanding of physics or structural mechanics. The book retains the original features of not using mathematical methods, logical organization, and intuitive clarity, but the content is more substantial and novel because: 1) A new chapter has been added, reflecting 12 creative ideas from renowned 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) Typical engineering examples are provided to comprehensively illustrate key issues in structural design. Professor Tony Hunt is the former Chairman of the Anthony Hunt Consulting Engineers Association and currently serves as an advisor to the association. The association was founded in 1962 and specializes in innovative architectural structural design. Professor Tony Hunt is also a visiting professor at the University of Sheffield in the UK. This is the second edition of the original book. It is an excellent book on the fundamental principles of architectural structures. It describes how visible, tangible, habitable, and usable building structures work under various loads. Initially, this book was used as a textbook by Professor Tony Hunt for students with less understanding of physics or structural mechanics. The book retains the original features of not using mathematical methods, logical organization, and intuitive clarity, but the content is more substantial and novel because: 1) A new chapter has been added, reflecting 12 creative ideas from renowned 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) Typical engineering examples are provided to comprehensively illustrate key issues in structural design. Professor Tony Hunt is the former Chairman of the Anthony Hunt Consulting Engineers Association and currently serves as an advisor to the association. The association was founded in 1962 and specializes in innovative architectural structural design. Professor Tony Hunt is also a visiting professor at the University of Sheffield in the UK.