The Nehemiah Design Competition 2010 is organised by Nehemiah Reinforced Soil Sdn Bhd, a specialist contractor with its core expertise in the design and construction of reinforced soil retaining walls as part of our Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives to stimulate student participation in solving a real-life situation using their own creativity.

This engineering / architectural design competition is open to all engineering, construction management and architectural design students from both public and private institutions of higher learning.

THE CHALLENGE

The Public Works Department (JKR) desires to construct a highway through steep mountainous terrain in a remote part of Sabah. A section of this highway passes through a valley of 20 metres in depth spanning a length of 200m. Due to logistics, accessibility and costs constraints, the construction of a bridge as a solution has been ruled out.

You, as the designer of this highway have been tasked with the challenge to solve this complex problem. Your proposed solution must be practical with emphasis on time and cost savings in view of the remoteness of the location. You are expected to exercise your creativity and innovativeness to propose a solution that is both structurally sound and aesthetically pleasing.

The proposed solution shall be presented in the form of a scale model measuring not larger than 1m length x 0.5m width x 0.5m height complete with its technical specification. The cost for constructing the scale models should not exceed RM 200.00.

Each team is required to also present their technical posters and/or multimedia presentation (2 minutes) at the exhibition booth.  Maximum size of posters: No more than two A1 size paper. Computer, projector and screen are not provided.

Attractive Prizes will be awarded to the Top 3 Winners :

GRAND FINALS

Nehemiah Design Competition 2010

For more information on the competition, kindly read our Rules and FAQ section

Participants are encouraged to access our website regularly at www.nehemiahwalls.com for further updates and announcements on the competition