Students of UET Taxila won the Humanitarian Shelter Student Design Contest
ENGINEERING TALENT TO WORK FOR THE BENEFIT OF HUMANITY
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Student of University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila won both 1st and 2nd positions in an exciting competition among the undergraduate engineering student of all the universities in the Asia Pacific region held by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). Faculty advisor for these two teams was Engr. Faheem Butt Lecturer, Civil Engg. Deptt. of UET Taxila.

In this contest teams were required to design an emergency shelter in an area affected by a natural disaster and immediately in the wake of the disaster. They have to be made from whatever materials (rubble) are available at the disaster site, and was meant to provide interim accommodation for four weeks until more permanent dwellings could be provided by the rescue teams.

Winning Team Details:

Positions	Faculty Advisor	Students	Team Name
Ist	Engr. Faheem Butt Lecturer, Civil Engg. Deptt.	1- Fawad Ahmed Najam 05-CE-31 (Team Leader) 2-Khurram Javed 05-CE-48 3-Muhammad Ali Sajjad 05-CE-125	UET Taxila
2nd	Engr. Faheem Butt Lecturer, Civil Engg. Deptt.	1- Hammad Salahuddin 06-CE-77 (Team Leader) 2- Talha Rehman 06-CE-95 3- Inam-Ur-Rehman 06-CE-95 4- Muneeb Ahmed Abbasi 06-CE-119	Rescue Men