The American Concrete Institute has named the University of Windsor an Outstanding University.
Amr ElRagaby
Anxious students look on as technologist Lucian Pop (centre) crushes their model bridge during a competition Wednesday in the Centre for Engineering Innovation.
Aug 5th, 2014
Civil engineering students tested their craft stick bridges in a crushing competition Wednesday.
Technologist Matt St. Louis (top) helps students set their model bridge in a special machine to measure its ability to support weight.
Jul 28th, 2014
The popsicle sticks bridge competition tests engineering student skills in analysis, design and construction—by crushing their models.
The winners of last year’s popsicle sticks bridge competition—Josh Mailloux, Ismaeel Babur, Eric Sylvestre and Evan Reidel—show off their arched design, which held more than 4800 newtons (almost 1,100 pounds) while weighing just over 1100 grams.
Jul 29th, 2013
The public is invited to watch engineering students test the strength of their model bridges on Wednesday.
Students in Amr ElRagaby’s graduate course in bridge engineering really dug deep Thursday, as guest lecturer Biljana Rajlic discussed her work as the lead structural engineer and design team project manager of the Right Honourable Herb Gray Parkway.
The 11-kilometre, $1.4 billion project will connect Highway 401 to Interstate 75 in Michigan via a new bridge across the Detroit River.
Rajlic discussed the parkway’s design challenges, providing an overview of the roadways, utilities, geotechnical, structural, traffic management, landscaping and environmental design.
Learning by practice is always the best, says civil engineering professor Amr ElRagaby.
That’s what makes a contest to design and build a bridge from popsicle sticks a valuable experience for his students.
“They can understand the principles, but when the have a chance to apply the theories, they learn something they will never forget,” he said Wednesday, as members of his class in Finite Element for Analysis and Design tested the load-bearing capacity of their structures.
These bridges are designed to fail, but it’s all in the interest of education.
Civil engineering students who have been working to build model bridges invite the campus community to watch as their projects are tested and evaluated, Wednesday in the CAW Student Centre Commons.