West Point Bridge Design Competition

Could you be a bridge designer of the future? The Institution of Civil Engineers invites you to take up this challenge. The Challenge is to design a new bridge which is required to cross the River Forth - Could you design it?

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 competition 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 6 teams!!

The competition will open on 1st February 2010 and run until 23rd April 2010.

Contact Name

John McPartlin

Contact E-Mail

For more details please e-mail John.McPartlin@ice.org.uk.

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