Presec wins 2017 Bridge Engineering Challenge

Presbyterian Boys Senior High School (PRESEC), Legon, has

Achimota SHS who placed second, followed by Accra Girls SHS in third position, Aburi Girls SHS fourth and Nungua SHS taking the fifth position.

The winning school received received a projector, a projector screen and a laminator, whiles the second took away a projector and a projector screen, the third had a 40inch Plasma television (tv) set and a laminator, fourth grabbed a 40inch Plasma tv whereas, fifth received a 30inch Plasma tv.

Marks were awarded in the competition based on bridge efficiency, aesthetics, design and record, and creativity.

The 2017 Competition which was on the theme “Building bridges-connecting people” challenged science departments of the five participating schools to design a model bridge for construction.

The students were challenged to design a model bridge for construction, using wood, strings and glue.

The competitors were, however, given guidelines as well as materials such as wood, strings and glue to carry out the task.

Activities that marked this year’s edition were a bridge display by schools, presentation and demonstration by schools.

Others are an overview of bridge building rules, bridge inspection and testing by judges.

Mr Jeffrey Coffin, Regional Manager for KP Consulting, West Africa, said the programme was in line with the company’s vision of providing skills training for the youth.

He said as part of the Company’s Corporate Social Responsibility, KP Consulting was dedicated to support the educational sector and so decided to highlight civil engineering based on the level of participants.

He further stated that as engineers, it was important to explain to the youth how they use the knowledge acquired in school, to make the world a better place.