Model Building Competition 2023 opens for entries in Hong Kong

The ICE Hong Kong Association Graduates & Students (HKA G&S) division has invited entries to the 2023 Model Building Competition and test their ability to turn technical knowledge into practice.

This team-based competition for civil engineering undergraduates also requires students to give a brief presentation on their design, explaining the principles applied and their idea generation process.

The theme of this year’s competition is ‘structural design of long-span bridges in seismic zones’. Participants are required to build a model with spaghetti within a limited time.

The model will then be tested by gradually loading a series of weights on the deck of the bridge, where it will be subject to:

1. static conditions
2. seismic conditions simulated by using a shaking table

For details and information on how to apply, refer to the information pack.

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Prizes

The following cash prizes will be awarded to the following teams:

• Winner: HK$3,000 and certificates
• First runner-up: HK$1,500 and certificates
• Second runner-up: HK$500 and certificates
• Best presentation team: HK$300 and certificates

Application deadline: Tuesday, 3 January 2023

Date of competition: Saturday, 18 March 2023

Please note the date of the competition is subject to change and will be confirmed in due course.

Contact Enson Wu on +852 6307 3112 or at [email protected] or [email protected] for enquiries.

ICE HKA G&S reserves all rights of the competition except the results of the competition, which shall be at the discretion of the judges.