UTAR Structural Earthquake Stability Competition 7.0
(SES-VII) Intra-University Competition 2022 was held at Sungai Long Campus
on 3 July 2022. It was jointly organised by The Institution of Engineers
Malaysia (IEM) Student Section, Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Student
Chapter and the Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science Department
of Civil Engineering.
The competition was sponsored by NS BlueScope Lysaght
Malaysia Sdn Bhd and Acre Works Sdn Bhd. It aimed to provide a platform for
students to apply their knowledge and skills in earthquake engineering. The
competition also aimed to provide an opportunity for students to apply their
creative and innovative ideas to design engineering structures that resist
simulated earthquakes.
Present at the opening ceremony were UTAR President
Ir Prof Dr Ewe Hong Tat, Civil Engineering Department Head Ts Dr Yip Chun
Chieh, Structural Earthquake Stability Competition 7.0 Advisor Ts Dr Lee Foo
Wei, NS BlueScope Lysaght Malaysia Sdn Bhd Technical & Design
Manager-cum-judge Ms Suraya Johari, representative from NS BlueScope Lysaght
Malaysia Sdn Bhd Santa Goh, Organising Chairperson Lim Kai Jun, and SES
Intra-University Competition 2022 judges Dr Lau See Hung, Dr Woon Kai Siong
and Ir Ts Dr Kwong Kok Zee.
Prof Ewe delivering his speech
Prof Ewe thanked NS BlueScope Lysaght Malaysia Sdn
Bhd and Acre Works Sdn Bhd for their trust and support in making the event a
success. He said, “This competition does not only improve the students’
technical knowledge and managerial skills, but also enhances students’
creativity, and innovation in constructing a cost-effective structure that
can withstand seismic loading. Apart from that, this competition promotes
awareness among undergraduates about the relevance of seismic design, while
improving their grasp of theories and ideas, their soft skills as well as
their capability to propose a practical solution.”
Lim thanking the lecturers, sponsors,
committee members and participants for the support
Lim thanked the lecturers, sponsors and participants
for the full support, and said, “I would also like to thank UTAR Lee Kong
Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science and Department of Civil Engineering
for giving their full support to our event. To our sponsors, NS Bluescope
Lysaght Sdn Bhd and Acre Works Sdn Bhd, thank you for your generous
sponsorship. It is our honour to have you on board for our event. Also, to
all the participants today, thank you for joining us and hope you enjoy the
competition,” He emphasised, “I believe that this topic is very exciting and
interesting as we will see different creative designs from our participants
later.”
From left: Lim, Dr Lee, Prof Ewe, Ms
Suraya and Dr Yip during the opening ceremony
Participants constructing their
respective models
In the competition, the participants were required to
build their own model within a given timeframe by utilising the materials
provided, in compliance with the assigned theme and feature. The constructed
structures were then loaded and tested on an earthquake stimulation shaking
table and evaluated by the judges based on their earthquake sustainability
and material efficiency. There were seven levels altogether, and each level
was will be tested for 45 seconds.
During the assessment
Dr Yip congratulating participants
for their excellent work
Dr Yip congratulated the participants during the
closing speech and said, “I would like to thank all the participants for
your excellent work. Although it was a short three- and half-hour
construction, I was able to see creative designs from each of you who
strived under extreme pressure and time restriction.” He also thanked the
organising committee for their efforts.
The winning teams in the competition
Congratulations to the champion and
first runner-up. These two teams will represent UTAR during the SES
Inter-University Competition 2022
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