Student Steel Bridge Competition

This inter-collegiate challenge requires civil engineering students to design, fabricate and construct a steel bridge. The Student Steel Bridge Competition is sponsored by the American Institute of Steel Construction and in co-operation with the American Society of Civil Engineers. Please visit the Sponsors page to learn more about the student steel bridge competition sponsors.

Congratulations to all teams who participated in the 2010 Conference & National Student Steel Bridge Competitions!
check out the AISC Education flickr account for more pictures.

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medal_gold_3 2011 Student Steel Bridge Competition


2011 National Student Steel Bridge sponsor Bentley Systems, Incorporated is pleased to offer free software and tutorial materials in support of steel bridge teams. For more information, click here.

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medal_gold_3 National Student Steel Bridge Competition

At the national level, AISC assists with travel funds for those teams invited to compete. Each qualifying team from each conference receives $500 from AISC. 
Click here to view a listing of all teams who qualified for the 2010 NSSBC.

 

The 2011 National Student Steel Bridge Competition will be held Texas A&M University.
More information on the 2011 NSSBC will be posted in the coming months - stay tuned!

 

medal_gold_3 2010 NSSBC

The 2010 National Student Steel Bridge Competition was held on May 28-29 at Purdue University. This year marked the 19th anniversary of the National Student Steel Bridge Competition and the 23rd anniversary of the Conference Student Steel Bridge Competitions. This prestigious competition offered future structural engineers the opportunity to display their skills in steel design, steel fabrication, and teamwork. Forty-six student teams from across the country participated in the 2010 NSSBC.

Overall Winners

1. North Dakota State University
2. University of California, Berkeley
3. Lakehead University

 

Construction Speed

  

Stiffness

1. North Dakota State University   1. University of California, Berkeley
2. Lakehead University   2. Lafayette College
3. University of California, Davis   3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
     
Lightness  

Economy

1. Illinois Institute of Technology   1. North Dakota State University
2. University of Hawaii, Manoa   2. Lakehead University
3. University of California, Davis   3. University of California, Davis
     
Display  

Efficiency

1. California State University, Northridge   1. University of California, Berkeley
2. Lakehead University   2. University of Hawaii, Manoa
3. University of Hawaii, Manoa   3. North Dakota State University
     

 



For complete competition rankings, visit http://www.nssbc.info/


medal_gold_3 Conference Student Steel Bridge Competitions

Conference competitions are held in conjunction with the eighteen ASCE conferences. Winners and first runners-up from most conferences are invited to compete at the national level. However, invitations are extended only to the winner from a conference with two, three or four participating universities, and to the top three teams from a conference with eleven or more participating universities. A university may enter more than one bridge in conference competition but only the best one may qualify for national competition. Each university entering a steel bridge in any conference competition receives $175 from AISC. The host university receives $500 from AISC to assist with expenses incurred in organizing the Conference Student Steel Bridge Competition. In addition, AISC provides plaques for all the competitions.

For the listing of Conference Student Steel Bridge Competitions please check the ASCE website.

 
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