Civil Engineering October 2022 | Vol 30 No 9

54 October 2022 Civil Engineering The schools competing at this year’s finals included: Q Q Fairvale Secondary School (Durban) Q Q Hoërskool Diamantveld (Kimberley) Q Q Boitumelong Senior Secondary School (Johannesburg) Q Q Mamolemane Secondary School (Seshego) Q Q Hoërskool Oosterland (Secunda) Q Q Sarel Cilliers High School (Glencoe) Q Q Brackenfell High School (Cape Town) Q Q Hoërskool Jim Fouché (Bloemfontein) Q Q Domino Servite School (Pietermaritzburg) Q Q Die Hoërskool Menlopark (Pretoria) Q Q Mkhuzweni High School (Eswatini) Q Q Thohoyandou Technical High School (Thohoyandou). Brackenfell High School was the winner of this year’s International Bridge Building Competition. The team com- prised Philip Loubser, Sebastian Hahn, and Anthony Oosthuizen. Their bridge weighed 131.7 g and carried a weight of 164.1 kg Hoërskool Jim Fouché followed in second place with team members Yvé Kriel, Mieke Swarts, and Lourens van Niekerk. Their bridge weighed 106.4 g and carried a weight of 76.5 kg. In third place was Fairvale Secondary School represented by Jamie-Lynn Marnce, Taliyah Goldstone, and Aeden Barlow. Their bridge weighed 108.6 g and carried a weight of 58.3 kg. Tom McKune, Head of Training at SAICE, congratulated all of the students for making it to the finals. He also highlighted SAICE’s appreciation to the sponsors of the competition to enable a successful event of such scale. These included WBHO, BVi Form-Scaff / Waco Engineering Services, RiChem and NRF-SAASTA. A CATALYST FOR ENGINEERING CAREERS Marie Ashpole, who has been involved in the SAICE Bridge Building Competition for many years, adds that during the competition, students experience all the challenges that any engineer would typically face, such as testing the sizing, joints, and capacities of each bridge. “One of the critical aims of the competition is to inspire young children to follow civil engineering as a profession. We have many infrastructure challenges in South Africa, and our civil engineers are the The third place team from Fairvale Secondary School: Taliyah Goldstone, Aeden Seth Barlow, Jamie-Lynn Marnce Having fun at the SAICE Bridge Building Competition