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Aurecon’s 2015 Bridge Building Competition is kicking off once again.
Registrations for schools in Australia and New Zealand are open from Monday 9 February. The competition, run annually, has schools competing for the top prize of AUD 1,500 awarded to the school and AUD 200 to each of the participating students in the winning team.
Students in grades 8 and 9 in Australia and 9 and 10 in New Zealand have the opportunity to participate in this fun activity that combines creativity, problem solving, design planning and teamwork. Prior to the testing day, schools are given materials (supplied by Aurecon) and set the task of designing and constructing a model bridge.
The 2014 Bridge Building Competition judge and Aurecon Bridges and Highway Structures Leader, John Hilton, said ‘We are really pleased about the gender balance at the bridge building competition because diversity is important at Aurecon. We hope that these girls who have participated in the event will choose to select STEM subjects as they progress through their secondary education.’
In teams of three, students are tasked with designing and building their own bridges making use of balsa wood, glue, cardboard, and the guidelines provided by Aurecon. On testing day in August the bridges are load tested using a specialty rig to find out which school’s bridge can withstand the heaviest load before breaking point.
Participation is free and prizes are awarded to schools and students in each location: first prize (AUD 1,500 for the school and AUD 200 per student in the team) second prize (AUD 1,000 for the school and AUD 100 per student in the team), third prize (AUD 500 and AUD 50 per student in the team), and innovation prize (AUD 500 for the school and AUD 50 per student in the team).
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