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What: Civil Engineering Technology Student Tech Fair

When: April 8, 2015 from 9:00am until 1:00pm

Where: Algonquin Centre for Construction Excellence Atrium

Visit the Atrium of the Algonquin College Centre for Construction Excellence to see the final year projects being displayed by our Three-Year Civil Engineering Technology students. The Civil Engineering Technology students will be showcasing a series of projects, including sand vs. rubber on playground surfaces, different types of asphalt comparisons, and roller compacted concrete. Stop by to check out their innovations!

What happens when you drop an egg from the second floor of the ACCE building? Third-year students in the Civil Engineering Technology program participating in the March 23rd “Egg Drop Competition” found out that it takes a lot of skill, design and sometimes a bit of luck to protect the egg from arriving at its destination scrambled.

This fun contest challenged students and spectators to use their imagination and engineering skills. Contestants were asked to design a mechanism that will protect a raw egg from being broken when dropped from the second floor of the ACCE building onto the main floor of the atrium. Please read the following article written in the March 24, 2015 edition of the Ottawa Citizen about how the students were able to apply what they learned in their program to this egg-citing competition.

What: Egg Drop Contest

When:Monday, March 23
Where: Algonquin College ACCE building, Atrium
Who: Third-year Civil Engineering Technology students

What: Civil Engineering Student Popsicle Stick Bridge Building Contest

When: March 25 from 11:30am – 2:30pm

Where: Algonquin Centre for Construction Excellence Atrium

Who: Third Year Civil Engineering Technology Students

Visit the ACCE Atrium on March 25th to watch the Popsicle Stick Bridge Building Contest. This exciting event tests a number of student-built Popsicle stick bridge designs to see which can hold the most weight, which design has the best strength to weight ratio. Points will also be given for design and aesthetic qualities of the bridges. Cheer on your favourite bridge as it is tested to the point of destruction….or a maximum deflection of 15mm.

To qualify the bridges must fit the following specifications:

• The bridge must span a length of 400mm
• A max. width of 140mm and a max lenght of 476mm (on top of the supports)
• You must have 200mm above and 100mm below the top of the supports
• Maximum weight of 600g
• You must support a load that will be applied by a 100mm by 100 mm block
• The load will be applied from the top.

Prizes will be given to the entry that holds the most weight relative to it’s weight and other design criteria.

What: Egg Drop Contest
When:Monday, March 23 from 12:00 to 2:00pm
Where: Algonquin College ACCE building, Atrium
Who: Third year Civil Engineering Technology students

This fun contest challenges students and spectators to use their imagination and engineering skills. Contestants are asked to design a mechanism that will protect a raw egg from being broken when dropped from the second floor of the ACCE building onto the main floor of the atrium.
The contest is free to enter and anyone is allowed to participate. Contestants are encouraged to construct their device prior to the competition but we will have some materials on hand to supply people with on the day of the competition.

“Our group was challenged to organize, promote and plan the annual Egg Drop contest as a part of our ENG4003 Project II course. It took lot of work and planning to make this event a success, but we had a lot of fun doing it. We learned how difficult it can be to manage a project from beginning to end which is a skill that we will be able to apply to our careers as Civil Engineering Technologists.” states Trevor Dunlop, Civil Engineering Technology student about the upcoming competition.

Feel free to come by the Atrium of the ACCE building on March 23rd to watch, or even participate in this “eggseptional” event.