The Student Steel Bridge Competition is an annual contest that challenges engineering students to design and fabricate the most structurally efficient, economic, stiff, and light bridge. This important competition offers future civil/structural engineers the opportunity to show their skills in steel design, steel fabrication, and teamwork. The bridge must follow specifications explained in the rules. These rules are changed annually to further enhance the quality of the competition and to keep the competition fresh and competitive. Each member of the bridge must fit in a box measuring the dimensions specified in the rules, and the overall length of the bridge must span a floodway with a river running down the center. The bridges are designed to be erected during the competition, and the construction team will be timed while they assemble their bridge. After the bridge is built, it will be weighed and load-tested, and deflections are measured. All these numbers will be entered into formulas (specified in the rules) to determine the winner in each category and the overall winner. The categories are: construction speed, stiffness, efficiency, lightness, economy, and display. For a more detailed description and for more information click on the following links:

2009 Steel Bridge Rules

AISC/ASCE Student Steel Bridge Competitions

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