West Point Design Contest

Article posted: 12 December 2010

Could you be a bridge designer of the future?

The Institution of Civil Engineers invites you to take up this challenge.

The Challenge

A new bridge is required to cross the River Forth - Could you design it?

As the designing Civil Engineer of the project you will use a bridge design software package to design the most cost effective bridge to get across the river.

This contest is open to all schools in Scotland, and each school can field as many teams of two from S1 to S3 as they like.

Prizes

Prizes will be awarded to the winners of the team who design the cheapest bridge which satisfactorily carries the design loads.

• 1st - £150 of Amazon vouchers for each team member
• 2nd - £100 of Amazon vouchers for each team member
• 3rd - £80 of Amazon vouchers for each team member
• And £30 Amazon vouchers for each member of the next 7 teams!!

Timescale

1. A presentation can be made at each of the schools giving an introduction to
   engineering, details of the software package and other information about the contest.
2. The contest will open on 17th January 2011.
3. The contest will run until 6.30pm (GMT) at the end of Wednesday 23rd March 2011.

Download West Point 2011 Flyer
Download West Point Letter to Headteachers

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