Eng. Magazine

For the second time in it's 7 years of participation in the JIE Nation Macaroni Bridge Building Competition, the PCC Engineering team walked away with top honours. The college entered two teams and competed against two teams each from UWI and UTECH.

Congratulations to the Engineering team who represented our institution with pride and confidence.

Second Year Students Successfully Produce Methane Gas from Pig Droppings

Students in the 2013 Mechanical Engineering Science course successfully designed and constructed a biodigester that converts pig droppings into methane gas. They were quite impressive in the oral presentation of the project. The students were guided by their lecturer, Mr Milton Foster.

The atmosphere could not have been more tense when the PCC team bridge was first up in the weight strength test. As the team captain Davion White carefully stacked the weights on the bridge the PCC contingent anxiously cheered on. The PCC team bridge which weighed 244g, broke after lifting 45lbs. This would prove to be the winning strength as the closest weight carried was the UTECH team with 32lbs followed by the UWI team with 25lbs. The competition measures the ratio of the weight lifted with the weight of the bridge itself. While the judges calculated the ratios, the room chanted in unison "PCC, PCC, PCC" in response to the MC's question of who the winners might be. Then came the announcement that the PCC team won with a ratio of 90. The UTECH team was second with a ratio of 42 followed by UWI third place with 29. A few minutes later, the winners for the category of bridge aesthetics was announced: The PCC team also walked away with that prize.

students design Macaroni Bridges for statics Project

In this year's (2013) Statics course, lecturer Mr Trevor Bennett, put students' understanding of structures and forces to the test. They designed and built bridges from Macaroni...that's right Macaroni! Groups were asked to build bridges of length 45cm that would be able to withstand a minimum weight of 85 pounds...about 5 cement blocks. More photos...

The Department of Pure and Applied Sciences Mathematics Competition was established in April 2012 to highlight problems solving and critical thinking skills. It consists of three rounds, the first of which takes place online, the other two rounds are paper-based presentation of solutions. This year we had over thirty applicants from various programmes within the department. One of the highlights of the competition, is the prep session in problem solving techniques, provided to students who qualify for the final round.