Hugh Hunt
Consultancies
2010-present
design against failure of gas-cylinder valves - vibration analysis and testing
design audit of an alleged perpetual motion machine
feasibility study on the mechanics of a circus stunt involving high-speed cars
analysis of railway vibration in a recording studio, London
ground vibration leading to subsidence in Brisbane, Australia
prediction of vibration in a hotel proposed near Crossrail
vibration of fluidised bed chlorinators
testing of a hand-held wind-up 3-phase generator
design of a steam sterilizer
2000-2009
feasibility study of a tethered ballon for geoengineering
vibration isolation of a London concert hall
fault detection in large prestressed concrete bridge slabs
hand-arm vibration in pneumatic tools;
detection of illegal immigrants stowed in vehicles on ferries;
tuned vibration absorber for an orbiting satellite;
investigation of low frequency vibration in a 12-storey building;
design audit for a mid-sized wind turbine;
base isolation for a large recording studio;
vibration of a cathedral tower due to bell ringing;
rollover of a tipper truck;
vibration of turbocharger blades;
1989-1999
elastomeric materials in vibration isolation for railways;
railway track settlement near bridge abutments;
vibration endurance testing of railway electronic components;
intelligent pigging of 4" gas distribution mains;
torsional vibration of marine-engine drive trains;
braking forces in floating-slab track;
analysis of the dynamics of electromagnetic shakers;
tuned vibration absorber for a vibration testing machine;
vibration testing machines and engine test-bed vibrations;
vibration modelling of elevated railway structures;
wind-excited vibration of a slender structure;
design of a rotating calatytic reactor bed;
resilient mounting for a wind-excited structure;
Expert Witness:
2012 Chartis Group, Failure of weldments in an economizer, Lakeside Energy from Waste
2007 Petition against the Crossrail Bill, Grand Central Sound Studios, Select Committee House of Commons;
2003 Ince & Co, Investigation of the crash-landing of an Airbus A340 at London Heathrow;
2003 Ince & Co, Rollover of a tipper truck;
1982 Failure of a gas-turbine geared coupling, Sydney, Australia.
Television work:
(for a full list see here)
2016 Documentary for BBC Four - First Night of Television
2016 Channel Four - Guy Martin's Wall of Death
2015 Scientific advisor for a National Geographic TV series
2015-2016 Slinky Springs, Boomerangs, Fairground rides for The One Show, BBC
2015 Documentary for Channel Four - Building Hitler's Supergun
2014 Documentary for PBS Nova (USA) - D-day 360
2013 Documentary for Channel Four - Attack of the Zeppelins (Zeppelin Terror Attack in the USA)
2012 Documentary for Channel Four - Digging the Great Escape
2011 Documentary for Channel Four - Escape from Colditz (Escape from Nazi Alcatraz in the USA)
2010 Documentary for Channel Four - Dambusters: Building the Bouncil Bomb (Bombing Hitler's Dams in the USA)
(list updated August 2016)
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