SAICE WC Branch The South African Institution of Civil Engineering Western Cape Branch

Alcolin have been a generous sponsor of our schools Bridge Building competition for some time now, and the bridges just wouldn’t hold together without their generous support! The competition has significant impact …

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The SAICE-WC Model Bridge Building Competition was held at Canal Walk on 7 May 2016. 30 teams of learners from 21 schools participated from across the greater Cape Town region. The competition has evolved over the years but fundamentally teams of three need to build a bridge with the materials provided that can span a set distance determined by the judges. The teams have rules they need to comply with regarding the method of construction and functional internal and external parameters that need to be met. They also have a limited amount of time to build the bridge and are not allowed assistance from their teachers, parents, or phones.

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The 2015 Aqualibrium competition held in April saw some of the Western Cape’s bright young minds gather at UCT’s New Engineering Building. Eighteen teams of three from nine local schools took part in the event. The morning kicked off with a warm-up challenge involving the elevation of a marshmallow by a structure built from spaghetti. With one minute to go and still no clear victor, team Parel Vallei 2’s Eiffel Tower like structure emerged highest.

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