Our Students Won First Prize in the 7th Structural Design Competition
The results of the 7th Structural Design Competition of the School of Civil Engineering have been announced. The student team "凡事不要太绝队" guided by our group won the First Prize.
Team Information:
- Team Name: 凡事不要太绝队
- Project: 就是209号
- Captain: He Junyan
- Members: He Junyan, Jiang Yihan, Gong Daxuan
- Supervisor: Zhengshou Lai
- Affiliation: School of Civil Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University
Competition Information:
- Competition: 7th Structural Design Competition, School of Civil Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University
- Award: First Prize
- Date: April 2026
Competition Theme
The theme of this year's competition was "Structural Design and Fabrication of a Lele Cart Model". Inspired by the traditional Lele cart from the northern grasslands of China, participating teams were required to design and fabricate a model cart that could complete a cargo transportation task on a complex track — including slopes, curves, speed bumps, and single-span bridges — under the traction of a powered mini-car. The model material was limited to bamboo (bamboo strips and rods), and the cargo consisted of glass-bead-filled fabric bags (500g each). Teams had to independently choose the number of bags (20–40), balancing transportation time, task completion rate, and cost efficiency, presenting a comprehensive challenge to the model's dynamic load-bearing capacity, stability, and material economy.
The project "就是209号" by "凡事不要太绝队" featured a truss-frame chassis weighing only 121.4g. Through lightweight design while maintaining load-bearing capacity, the model performed excellently in the loading test and ultimately won the First Prize.