Our engineering students from various disciplines had the opportunity to participate in some exciting competitions recently that helped challenge their minds and expand their experience.
In February, two of our Civil Engineering student groups were able to participate in the 40th Troitsky Bridge Building Competition in Montreal by doing their own fundraising. This competition is the biggest Civil Engineering Competition in Canada which consists of designing and assembling a bridge by only using popsicle sticks, floss, toothpicks and glue, and putting it to the test under immense pressure by their iconic Hydraulic Press: The Crusher.
The first team was proud to report that their dedication to innovative design, along with the application of Python optimization, 3D modelling, and advanced CNC cutting techniques, led them to top rankings in ultimate load capacity, as well as in aesthetics and originality categories. Building on last year’s success, they set a new record with our bridge supporting 3,082 kg. The second team also excelled, creating the competition’s strongest floss bridge, holding 1,514 kg.
Following in March, we had 6 of our Geomatics Engineering students attended the National Geomatics Competition (NGC) held at Universite de Sherbrooke in Quebec. This student-led consulting engineering competition presents teams with a problem dealing with various aspects of geomatics and must come up with a solution to the problem. The topic of the competition this year was “Role of Geomatics in Disaster Management (Response, Recovery, Prevention/Mitigation, Preparedness) – Case Study Forest Wildfire”. Our students, who are second year students, competed against third and fourth year students from various other institutions.
