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¹û¶³Ó°Ôº in the News: London Schools respond to Engineering Challenge

3 July 2007

The Institution of Civil Engineers, Constructionskills and Construction Industry Council challenged 96 14 year olds from 9 schools from across London to a day-long event on 22 June 2007 at ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº.

The Rapid Response Challenge provides the students with a natural disaster scenario for analysis.Ìý Following this, the students prepare engineering designs and construct shelters and water transportation systems. …

The day focused on a recent natural disaster such as Hurrican Mitch in Honduras and used it to demonstrate the key role that civil engineers play in such situations.Ìý The whole event was supported by ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº who will be running an MSc course in Earthquake Engineering with Disaster Management (EEDM) from September. …

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