A short report on 3^rd Annual Wooden Bridge-Tower Structure Competition

Under supervisor of Dr. Nasrellah and Dr. Aeid the closing ceremony of the 3^rd Annual Wooden Bridge-Tower competition was held on April 2, 2019, sponsored by Amjad Contracting Company and Omran Company, the competition is part of the activities of the Engineering Open Day in connection of the 15^th UoN Cultural Season.

The main aim of the competition is to design and construction of model Bridge-Tower and enables students to explore concepts learned in the classroom in a fun, friendly, inter-collegial environment. It is expected that the competition will:

1. Provide the students with a useful learning experience, which will serve as a means of translating theoretical knowledge into practical knowledge.
2. Encourage a sense of teamwork among the students and foster the development of the academic community.
3. Enables students to develop a sense of economy when consuming materials and enable them to develop an understanding of nontechnical constraints on design and construction.

21 students divided into 8 teams have participated; the team PETRO has won first and second position while the team AIM won the third position. Monetary prizes were given to the winners and certificates of appreciation to the participating teams.

 

 

 Wooden Bridge-Tower structure under the failure test

 

 

 

CEA Dean, Prof. Hussein distribute monetary prizes and certificates to the winners (PETRO team)

 

 

 

CEA Dean, Prof. Hussein distribute monetary prizes and certificates to the winners (AIM team)

 

 

 

 

 PETRO team members

 

 

 

AIM team members

 

 

 

4STARS team members

 

 

 

SUPER ENGINEERING team members

 

 

 

BLACK STARS team member

 

 

 

MILK team member