To mark the final day of Engineering and Geoscience Week, on Saturday, March 8, 2014 NAPEG’s Bridge Building Competition was held at the Centre Square Mall in Yellowknife. Thank you to all our participants and for the generous donations from First Air, Air Tindi, the Yellowknife Inn and Centre Square Upper Mall, as sponsors of Engineering and Geoscience Week.
School students, professionals and the general public from seven different communities throughout the Northwest Territories and Nunavut submitted model bridges which were evaluated for strength, quality of construction, and application of engineering principles.
Congratulations goes to…
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Category 1
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School Students in Grades K to 5
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Gold
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Weledeh Group 4, Weledeh School, Yellowknife
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Silver
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Ridge Bridge, Kaw Tay Whee School, Dettah
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Bronze
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Weledeh Group 3, Weledeh School, Yellowknife
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Highest weight held
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182 lbs
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Ridge Bridge, Kaw Tay Whee School, Dettah
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Category 2
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School Students in Grades 6 to 8
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Gold
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The Hard Workers, Arnaqjuaq School, Hall Beach
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Silver
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Zed, Thomas Simpson High School, Ft Simpson
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Bronze
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Bryco, Thomas Simpson High School, Ft Simpson
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Highest weight held
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230 lbs
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Team Isis, Kaw Tay Whee School, Dettah
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Category 3
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School Students in Grades 9 to 12
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Gold
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Quluaq School Clyde River Grade 11
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Silver
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Grade 10 & 11, Quluaq School, Clyde River
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Highest weight held
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252 lbs
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Quluaq School Clyde River Grade 11
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Category 4
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The General Public, age 18 and over
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Gold
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I’ll Beat Kam – Christina Wallace
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Silver
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Galloping Horse Bridge Constructors – Ann Lynagh
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Bronze
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N/A At This Time – Ira Franklin
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Highest weight held
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380 lbs
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Dayl Hein Originals
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Category 5
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Professional Engineers, Technologists, Geoscientists and Architects
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Gold
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Guy Architects – Wayne Guy, Anders Peacock
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Silver
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Kam’s Team – Kam So
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Highest weight held
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57 lbs
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Guy Architects – Wayne Guy, Anders Peacock
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Please note that the strength factor score is calculated based on the highest weight held divided by the square of the mass of the bridge, so the heaviest weight held doesn’t necessarily result in the highest score.