Civil Engineering January-February 2022 | Vol 30 No 1

4 January/February 2022 Civil Engineering Know Your Sector Competition Stand a chance to win R10 000 in cash! In this month’s edition of Civil Engineering we are continuing our Fun Quiz to promote knowledge of our industry service providers. Simply click on the adverts (or the logos) of the participating companies to access their websites, and then search for the answers to the following questions: Q1: Reinforced Earth Who was the founder of the Reinforced Earth® technology? Q2: Sizabantu Piping Systems Sizabantu Piping Systems and Molecor recently launched a new PVC pipe. What is the new size? Q3: Technocad Which Technocad Civil Engineering Software package would you use if you needed to automate the design of a terrace (platform) which required balanced cut and fill, taking into account material bulking factors? TO ENTER: Scan or click on the QR code to submit your answers (submissions, one per reader, will be collected until 15 March 2022 , whereafter the winner will be announced from a random draw). PS: Advertisers who wish to capitalise on the reader attention here by including their marketing messages into our monthly Fun Quiz should please contact Barbara Spence (barbara@avenue.co.za / 011 463 7940 / 082 881 3454). M eaghan Carlisle (Pr Eng) started 2022 with R10 000 in her pocket thanks to SAICE’s monthly Know Your Sector Competition . Our latest winner is a Johannesburg-based structural engineer who loves hiking, reading and playing tennis in her spare time. Meaghan obtained her undergraduate degree from the University of Cape Town before going on to obtain an MSc (Eng) in structural engineering from the University of the Witwatersrand. Qualifications in hand, Meaghan moved to London for three years where she gained invaluable experience working as a structural engineer. Her favourite project while there was 100 Bishopsgate, a 40-storey commercial building in the City of London. Meaghan moved back to South Africa three years ago and joined her dad’s civil and structural consulting firm, Carlisle & Associates. “I absolutely love being able to work with and learn from my dad,” says Meaghan. “I enjoy the challenges that every project presents. No two projects are the same and so every project requires out-of-the-box thinking to come up with the most efficient solution. I really enjoy being able to witness the results of my hard work – driving past a building which I designed is a great feeling. I love that at the core of our profession, we are improving civil society,” she adds. Meaghan is getting married in a few months and the news of her win came as a very pleasant surprise. “Predictably, we have exceeded our budget, so this money will be going towards the wedding!”  A New Year’s surprise Qu i z