Materials to be used: Popsicle sticks and Fevicol of SH grade
Use of any other adhesive, etc is prohibited and participants using it will be disqualified from the event
Strings cannot be used to tie popsicle sticks
All the models must be taken for the dimension checking during the specified period of time (any entry after that won’t be accepted and would be disqualified)
No changes in the model after the dimension checking would be allowed and any team doing so without the permission of the Core Committee member would be disqualified
The decision of the judges and Core Committee will be final regarding any discrepancy on the spot or before the event
Dimensions of the building:
Plan: out to out 25×25 cm.
Height: out to out 40 cm.
Each floor of 10 cm centre to centre.
Structure specifications:
Whole structure should be open-web (no bracings allowed)
No bracings (cross, double or single) will be allowed
No grooves allowed
Structure should be fixed with the wooden base plate of size 40×40 cm, having a thickness of 6 mm
For attaching the building with base plate- nut/bolt mechanism or clamps can be used
Centre of the structure and the centre of the base plate should be vertically aligned
Number of columns: compulsory nine
Only SH grade Fevicol can be used as Glue
All the members of the structure must be such that the moment of inertia must be minimum in the direction of dead load
No type of coatings or paint are allowed on the popsicle structure
Popsicle stick:
Maximum length 115 mm, width 13 mm and thickness 3 mm
The Popsicle sticks can be cut or trimmed to any shape or size.SH grade Fevicol must be used only to build the structure
All members of the structures on the exterior periphery can be of maximum 3 layers of sticks
All members of the structures on the interior periphery can be of maximum 2 layers of sticks
Round 1: Dimension checking
Round 2: Impact loading by the use of slope along with a vertical load