Students to build, test steel bridges in national competition
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The next generation of bridge engineers from across the United States will converge on Purdue University on Memorial Day weekend for the 2010 National Student Steel Bridge Competition.
About 40 competing teams will display their bridges May 28 on the Purdue Mall. The students must comply with a battery of requirements, including criteria that specify how quickly to erect the bridges as well as guidelines regarding the weight, strength, aesthetics and restrictions related to environmental considerations.
First-, second- and third-place winners will be selected overall and also in six categories: construction speed, lightness, display, stiffness, economy and efficiency. The awards will be presented to the teams during a banquet on May 29. Major event sponsors include the American Institute of Steel Construction and the American Society of Civil Engineers.
More information is available at https://engineering.purdue.edu/NSSBC2010/
Writer: Emil Venere, 765-494-4709, venere@purdue.edu
Source: Robert Connor, assistant professor of civil engineering, 765-496-8272, rconnor@purdue.edu