Structural Engineering Competition for the Youth - Paper Tower Challenge
The Structural Engineering Competition for the Youth - Paper Tower Challenge was successfully held at the Centennial Campus of The University of Hong Kong on July 18, 2015. The competition was jointly organised by the Joint Structural Division of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers and the Business-School Partnership Programme of the Education Bureau. In addition, the competition was supported by the City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and The University of Hong Kong. Over 100 Form 4 and Form 5 students from 25 secondary schools participated in the competition. The competition aims to develop students' team spirit, logical thinking and engineering concepts through making paper towers. Each team consists of four students and was given two rolls of adhesive tapes and 200 sheets of A4 recycled papers to build a paper tower of 1.5 to 1.7 meters in height.
The paper tower was subjected to a loading test, and assessed according to criteria including load bearing capacity, aesthetic and innovation.
Group Photo
Loading test of paper tower
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Students fabricating paper tower
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