School pupils to learn about bridges, drone surveys

Screenshot from Murphy Surveys footage of bridge.

A presentation by a Murphy Surveys engineer to pupils at Scoil Bhride next week will feature drone footage of Kilcullen's bridge, and a demonstration of a 3D interactive model of the bridge and its environs, writes Brian Byrne.

The event is in association with National Engineering Week, and is aimed at generating interest amongst the pupils about science- and engineering-related subjects.

The presentation by civil engineer Pauric Quirke was arranged through Scoil Bhride's Mary Tomlinson, who qualified as an engineer in the same class as Pauric, but subsequently went on to become a teacher.

In addition to the drone results, the pupils will be shown how to make a variety of bridge models out of drinking straws, and how to stress-test the results by adding coins as weight until they break.

"That's an exercise from engineering school," Pauric told a recent Kilcullen 700 meeting, where he showed the footage and explained how Murphy Surveys use drones in their work.

The school event is on Tuesday, beginning at 2pm.


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