Competition
A century-old bridge that crosses an environmentally sensitive river must be replaced. The bridge carries truck traffic serving the farms and... more

History
The Student Steel Bridge Competition is sponsored by the American Institute of Steel Construction and co-sponsored by the American Society of Civil Engineers, ... more

Rules and Guidelines
Here are the links to the 2004 rule book. Download a copy or read through it here. Also download the testing info... more

Rules and Guidelines

To read the guidelines click here

Scoresheet for the competition: click here

2004 Competition

The 13th Annual National Student Steel Bridge Competition will be held at the Colorado School of Mines on May 28-29, 2004. This premier steel competition offers future structural engineers the opportunity to do steel design, steel fabrication and teamwork. Please go the Colorado School of Mines website at www.nssbc2004.org for more details!

Regional Competitions

Regional competitions are held in conjunction with ASCE regional conferences. Winners and first runners-up from most regions are invited to compete at the national level. However, invitations are extended only to the winner from a region with two, three or four participating universities, and to the top three teams from a region with eleven or more participating universities. A university may enter more than one bridge in regional competition but only the best one may qualify for national competition. Each university entering a steel bridge in any regional competition receives $150 from AISC. The host university receives $500 from AISC to assist with expenses incurred in organizing the Regional Student Steel Bridge Competition. In addition, AISC provides plaques for all the competitions.

National Competition

At the national level, AISC and the competition cosponsors assist with travel funds for those teams invited to compete. The first and second top teams from each region receive $1,000.

Sponsored by

The American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC)

Cosponsored by

American Society of Civil Engineers
American Iron and Steel Institute
National Steel Bridge Alliance
The James F. Lincoln Arc Welding Foundation
Nucor Corporation

Members
Read about the members and see the tasks required by all of them to make this project successful... more

Calendar of Events
Check out what should be done by when! This is the calendar for IPRO 336... more

The Trip
Part of the team? Sign up right now to go to the competition... more

Bridge Design
The team has been working hard on the design and implementation of the bridge. So far we are ... more

Funding
Help fund the 2004 IIT Bridge Competition Team. Click here for info on the current budget and... more

T-Shirts
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