EPA Young Engineers' Construction Project

Young Engineers' Construction Project

Next Young Engineers' Construction Project Competition

The next competition is to be scheduled for the first half of 2010.

Key Points

Brings engineering to schools through a national competition
Open to secondary school students in Grades 11 and 12
Winners may participate in international competition (subject to sponsorship)

Introduction

The annual EPA Young Engineers’ Construction Project is a highly popular project leading to participation in international competitions. This national competition is open to Grade 11 and 12 students of secondary schools throughout Namibia. Students are challenged to build simple but effective model engineering structures according to broad specifications, which allow students to exercise their ingenuity in finding the best compliant engineering solution. Apart from sponsored prizes for the best teams and their schools, EPA annually canvasses for sponsorship for the winning team to participate in the annual Bridge-building Competition of the South African Institution of Civil Engineering. This offers the Namibian team the opportunity to compete internationally against winning teams from similar competitions in various countries in Southern Africa.

Download a copy of the Bridge Building Specifications

Honorary Roll of YECP Award Winners

Year	Topic	Winners
2009	YECP 17: Bridge Building	1. Deutsche Höhere Privatschule – Bridge: 165 g; Load: 200 kg 2. St Paul's College 3. Walvis Bay Private School
2008	YECP 16: Bridge Building	1. Etosha Secondary School - Bridge: 238,7 g; Load: 114,9 kg 2. Deutsche Höhere Privatschule 3. Delta Secondary School
2007	YECP 15: Bridge Building	1. Walvis Bay High School – Bridge: 176 g; Load: 122,7 kg 2. Deutsche Höhere Privatschule 3. St Paul's College
2006	YECP 14: Bridge Building	1. Deutsche Höhere Privatschule – Bridge: 154 g; Load: 99 kg 2. Walvis Bay High School 3. Deutsche Höhere Privatschule
2005	YECP 13: Bridge Building	1. Deutsche Höhere Privatschule – Bridge: 260,3 g; Load: 144,5 kg 2. Deutsche Höhere Privatschule 3. Gobabis Gymnasium
2004	YECP 12: Bridge Building	1. Deutsche Höhere Privatschule – Bridge: 204 g; Load: 86,5 kg 2. Deutsche Höhere Privatschule 3. Etosha Secondary School
2003	YECP 11: Bridge Building	1. Etosha Secondary School
2002	YECP 10: Bridge Building	1. Deutsche Höhere Privatschule
2001	YECP 9: Bridge Building	1. Deutsche Höhere Privatschule – Bridge: 231 g; Load: 91,5 kg 2. Delta Secondary School 3. Etosha Secondary School
2000	YECP 8: Bridge Building	1. Deutsche Höhere Privatschule – Bridge: 204 g; Load: 71,5 kg 2. PK de Villiers High School – Bridge: 109 g; Load: 25,5 kg 3. Windhoek High School – Bridge: 237 g; Load: 51,5 kg
1999	YECP 7: Bridge Building	1. Deutsche Höhere Privatschule – Bridge: 587 g; Load: 107 kg 2. Technical High School – Bridge: 605 g; Load: 51 kg 3. Delta Secondary School – Bridge: 606 g; Load: 47 kg
1998	YECP 6: Bridge Building	1. Etosha Secondary School – Bridge: 514 g; Load: 43 kg 2. Etosha Secondary School – Bridge: 467 g; Load: 29 kg 3. Deutsche Höhere Privatschule – Bridge: 447 g; Load 26,5 kg
1996	YECP 5: Lifting Electromagnet	1. Deutsche Höhere Privatschule, B Buys, G Haake, E Lund, W Voigts – Specification compliance: 25 kg + 10%
1994	YECP 4: Bridge Building	1. Deutsche Höhere Privatschule 2. Deutsche Höhere Privatschule 3. HTS Technical High School
1993	YECP 3: Water Pump	1. Deutsche Oberschule Windhoek
1991	YECP 2: Solar-powered Car	1. HTS Technical High School – Max. speed: 1,8 m/s 2. Grootfontein High School 3. Deutsche Höhere Privatschule
1990	YECP 1: Bridge Building	1. Deutsche Höhere Privatschule