2009 ASCE/AISC Student Steel Bridge Competition Score Sheet
Download the 2009 Steel Bridge Score Sheet (xls). Important: Read all the instructions before using the spreadsheet.
Steel Bridge Links
This year's steel bridge competition will be held in the Carroll College P.E. center (location 1 on the campus map). The MSU student chapter will coordinate the competition.
Steel Bridge Rules
The mission of the ASCE/AISC Student Steel Bridge Competition (SSBC) is to supplement the education of civil engineering students with a comprehensive, student-driven project experience from conception and design through fabrication, erection and testing, culminating in a steel structure that meets client specifications and optimizes performance and economy. The SSBC increases awareness of real-world issues such as spatial constraints, material properties, strength, serviceability, fabrication and erection processes, safety, esthetics and cost. Success in inter-collegiate competition requires effective team work and project management. Future engineers are stimulated to innovate, practice professionalism and use structural steel efficiently.
Note: In order for a steel bridge or concrete canoe team to advance to nationals ASCE requires that the sponsoring school:
• Be in good standing with ASCE (have submitted an annual report and paid dues)
• Participate in the technical or professional paper competition; and
• Participate in the regional business meeting; and
• Qualify from your conference in the respective event.
AISC Website
The American Institute of Steel Construction, Inc. is dedicated to making structural steel the material of choice for the design community and construction industry. Established in 1921 to serve the structural steel industry in the U.S., the non-profit association works to promote the use of structural steel through research activities, market development, education, development of codes and specifications, technical assistance, quality certification and standardization with specific emphasis on:
- Increasing the structural steel industry’s share of the construction market
- Unifying the industry with a common purpose
- Supporting and improving the ability of the structural steel industry to be both innovative and competitive in a worldwide construction market