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Show Nevada Student displays winning Bridge in Engineering Contest A model bridge that couldn't be broken has helped earn a Henderson, Hen-derson, Nevada student the 1975-76 1975-76 Outstanding Engineering Student Award at Southern Utah State College, In competition held in conjunction con-junction with National Engineering Week February 22-28, 22-28, Russell Sillitoe, a sophomore pre-engiiteering student, won first place in the annual model bridge contest at SUSC. Sillitoe's bridge, as were other models entered, was constructed of one tube of glue, a 16-inch cardboard deck, two pine blocks and 33 linear feet of balsa wood strips then subjected to pressure from a hydraulic cylinder device. The winning bridge withstood a measured 1,200 pounds of pressure, the limit set on the measuring mechanism's pressure value, and could have easily taken more pressure had the machine been set high enough, Richard N, Kimball, associate professor of engineering, noted. Taking second place in the annual contest was Larry M. Chatterley, a senior chemistry major from Cedar City. The 1971 Cedar High School graduate built a bridge capable of withstanding 1,093 pounds pressure. Third place honors went to Mark J. Rclph, a freshman engineering student from Running Springs, California. His bridge withstood 907 pounds pressure. "The winning SUSC bridge last year withstood around 990 pounds of pressure and the winner went well over that figure this year," Kimball noted. The three winners were awarded cash prizes and honored, along with winners in SUSC-sponsored high school bridge building contests, at an annual American Society of Civil Engineering banquet held Friday evening. Mr. Sillitoe was awarded the Outstanding Engineering Student Award and an Environmental En-vironmental Civil Engineering Handbook for his achievements in the SUSC pre-engineeing program. Professor Kimball noted that banquet speaker John Arlidge, representing Nevada Power Company, presented a very interesting address on the Allen-Warner Allen-Warner Valley Power Project. Plans are underway for next year's bridge building contests, both on the high school and college level. Kimball notes that contest rules may be modified some to make competition a little tougher and more challenging for participants. |
