Congrats!

Former A&M Aggie Steel Bridger Mike Wilson rocked an 84 on his PE exam and now has the stamp!

Way to go Mike!

Tex Mex 2014

http://asceuta.wix.com/steelbridge2014

Looks like they're going to get down in Arlington this season.

October

Aka, Design Time...

Extra Gig

Texas A&M shows new life online...

http://asce.tamu.edu/sb

PSU Upgrayedd

Vikings get snazzy on ze web.

http://www.asce.pdx.edu/competitions/

More to Come

Your Humble Narrator has been exceptionally busy.  Give it a week, and the feed will remain live and raw.

Here We Go...

Akron recruiting tool...

2014 NSSBC Rules

Finally

Nail on the Head...

War Eagle

Auburn constructs at 2013 Southeast Regional

Pont d'acier ÉPM

Countdown to ?

This one goes out to José Cheema Fuster Gómez...one of the original Chrome Ollie seeds...he's probably sipping a cocktail down in Alicante right now...lucky punk...

August...

...is up on us.

UTEP @ UW

The Miners put in final Construction for 2013

UWaterloo

Steal-A-Bridge Consulting

Wisconsin Goes Facebook

Badger Bridge Found Hither: Linkforward!

That moniker sounds a little risque...

East Span Review

Quite a list, but what do you expect with a first of its kind (in scale) project.

LinkSAS

UIC @ Trine Last Spring

Great Lakes Conference 2013 footage:

Waiting...

Mid-July, no 2014 Rules yet, hang in there kids...

50,000 Page Views

Passed that this week.  Thank you everybody.  Not for reading, but for putting in the work on your Bridges and making the annual Feier von Stahlbrücken a growing success.

Thanks for reading too though.

Shim It

Sac Bee Reports

Collaboration Metallurgy Fail!

Mercury Reports

Terps on the Rise

Maryland has slowly been piecing it together over the past 4 seasons and should be poised to do some 2014 damage coming out of the Mid-Atlantic.

Linkapin

More from the East Bay

Oakland Tribune

Lakehead Sum Up

10th Overall for the 2013 Thunderwolves

Lakehead University’s Civil Engineering students placed in the top 10 at the 2013 National Student Steel Bridge Competition at Seattle’s University of Washington.

The Lakehead team was one of 49 universities and colleges at the invitation-only competition. Lakehead’s five-member team was invited in March after winning the Mid-West Regional Competition at Iowa State University.

“The steel bridge competition provides students with real engineering experience: planning and design, team work, essential problem solving skills and the opportunity to compete against other schools from Canada, the US and Mexico,” said Raquel Almeida, one of the students on the team.

“Thank you to everyone who supported us through the years. Without their help we wouldn’t have been able to represent Lakehead University and Thunder Bay,” she said.

The team improved their construction time significantly for the national competition, from 49 builder-minutes to 29 builder-minutes.

Faculty Advisor Dr. Tony Gillies said he was impressed with how hard the students worked in the national competition. “They fared extremely well. These students applied their knowledge and their abilities in a very challenging competition and for that they should be proud,” he said.

Lakehead President and Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Brian Stevenson, congratulated the students on their accomplishment. “We know our graduates leave Lakehead with a top notch education – these students are letting the rest of North America and the world know that, too,” Dr. Stevenson said.

The Lakehead Team is grateful for the many sponsors that made their participation possible, including local unions, consultants, contractors and material suppliers from Thunder Bay and across Canada and the United States.

The team is comprised of Raquel Almeida, Natalie Scalese, Cody Johnston, Randy Roth and Joe Anger with Faculty Advisor Dr. Tony Gillies and technologist support from Conrad Hagstrom and Kailash Bahtia.

Bay Bridge - SAS East Span Latest...

Looks like the bolts that suffered hydrogen embrittlement symptoms and sheared were limited, however, a decision on how to move forward should be given on Monday.

Linkabay

Before You Know It...

...a little under 11 months now...it all goes down.

A Declaration

Happy 4th of July Everybody

2nd Amendment

Common Sense and Sound Judgment Will Prevail...

Happy Hump Day

Brave Souls

"I, (NAME), do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God." - US Armed Forces Oath of Enlistment

"I have seen the strength of America in the inexhaustible resources of our people ... Working together with our common faith we cannot fail." - Jimmy Carter

San Diego State @ PSWC

The Aztecs give a little summation of their experience at the 2013 PSWC in Los Angeles.

Happy Tuesday

America

That Time of Year...

America

It's Friday

Congrats UCLA!

2013 College World Series Champions

Linkuin

10-0 in the 2013 post-season, unreal

News From Skagit County, WA

Link to the new Bridge

Marshall Invades the Northwest

They Are Marshall...and Your Humble Narrator has a feeling the Herd will be back for Akron in 2014.

Congrats to ÉTS

2013 National Concrete Canoe Competition Champions

2nd - University of Nevada, Reno
3rd - University of Florida
4th - Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
5th - Utah State University
6th - UMass Lowell
7th - Michigan Tech
8th - CSU Sacramento (that makes 4 Top 10's for MidPac in 2013, Cal 1st NSSBC, UC Davis 3rd NSSBC, Nevada 2nd NCCC, Big Sac 8th NCCC --- I HOPE SOMEBODY OUT THERE IS RINGING THE SPIRIT BELL)

Final NCCC Scores

Photo courtesy of concretecanoe.org

One Video To Rule Them All

combat roll at 2:49...

The Boiler Was Made

Purdue run, 2013 NSSBC @ Seattle, WA

(11th in NSSBC Economy)

It's Summertime

Internships, new jobs, carrying on old jobs, summer school, Steel Bridge research and preparation for 2013-2014...whatever the challenges this Indian Summer, rise to them and have a great time doing it!

Another View of UC Davis

Roll, Big CA, Roll!

Good Article on Cal

...except for the 2012 picture, but that was a National Champion Bridge too.

Linkoldenbear

Cornell Regional Run

Not sure if this is a repost, but here is Cornell rocking the single beam at the 2013 Upstate NY Regional.  The UNYR also featured regional qualifier SUNY Canton (21st Overall - 2013 NSSBC).

UTEP Steel Bridge / ASCE on Facebook

You'll find all the latest on the Miners right hither!

Linkiner

National Champions Breakdown

Midwest:
#NC's = 7 (North Dakota State - 6, Lakehead - 1)

Mid-Pacific:
#NC's = 6 (Cal - 3, UC Davis - 1, Nevada - 1, CSU Chico - 1)

North Central:
#NC's = 2 (Michigan - 1, Michigan State - 1)

Upstate New York:
#NC's = 2 (SUNY Canton - 1, Rennselaer Poly. - 1

Pacific Northwest:
#NC's = 2 (UA Fairbanks = 1, UA Anchorage = 1)

Southeast Region:
#NC's = 1 (Florida - 1)

Carolinas:
#NC's = 1 (Clemson - 1)

Deep South:
#NC's = 1 (Univ. of Southern Louisiana - 1)

A write up of Top 3, Top 5 and Top 10 finishes (since 2001) will be conducted soon.

UF Steel Bridge Now on Facebook

One of THE historical Steel Bridge Teams of the Competition.  The UF Eckhoff Steel Bridge Team has twice hosted the NSSBC, earned a National Championship in 1997 and most recently a strong 2nd Place finish in 2008 behind an inspired Calatrava team from the East Bay.  A history of UF Steel Bridge can be found hither.

LinkaChomp

Top 9 for the Bulls

USF continues to dish out quality Bridges.  9th Place Overall, 6th in Lightness and a 9th in Efficiency.

Linkabull

M.I.T. Top 3 Yet Again

The Best Build Team in the Land

Linkeaver

Hilltoppers Show Off

4th in Stiffness
5th in Display

WKU flashes some South American flair with a very well finished Bridge (and stiff).

Linktopper

Andrew Jackson approves!  "MONEY!"

Nanook Performance

The University of Alaska Fairbanks showed off their design and fabrication skills in Seattle with 3rd Place finishes in Stiffness and Efficiency.

Linkanook

Ags Land Some Hardware

Another Top 3 finish for UC Davis.

1st Place Construction Speed
2nd Place Lightness
3rd Place Overall ($$$)

Linkag

UA Set to Host 2014 NSSBC

From the University of Akron College of Engineering:

The privilege to host the national event coincides with the College of Engineering's celebration of 100 years of engineering education.

Linkarooooooooo

Buffalo Grabs 11th

Steadily Improving...reminds me of M.I.T. a few years back, just gotta stick with it.

Linkabull

Paul and Dennis

Long-Time SUNY Canton Steel Bridge Team Advisers Paul D. Hitchman and Dennis E. Tuper receive recognition for their dedication!  Congrats guys!

Linkaroo

Parris, Chang and Reynolds

The Cougs weigh in on their Nationals experience in-state up in Seattle.

Lincoug

Three men and a dream!  We see you working Cougs!

Cycloned

Iowa State rocks a Top 5 spot, another Team best!  Way to go!

Linklone

BYU National Run

Cougars in Seattle, no not those Pullman ones.

Seattle Times Write Up (Pre-Comp)

Timely Indeed:  Linkadoogle

Cal On Top

Dare one say it...they could make it Three in a Row unless some Team steps up to the challenge.

LinkanniCal

HIGHlanders

Best Year Yet for the NJIT Highlander Steel Bridge Team, 12th Overall and a low, low deflection...good enough to be called the Stiffest Bridge in the Land.

Linknj

Pledge

2013-2014 will include extended coverage and updates...much more vast than in recent years...possibly 2006 or 2007 levels.

Raw Footage

I encourage all those interested to check out this YouTube channel, a lot of old UC Davis and NSSBC footage from years past (starting from way back in 2005).  Please, don't hold any ill-will to any former UC Davis members as some of this is candid stuff, lol.  Surely there is plenty of respect across the board for anybody mentioned!

https://www.youtube.com/user/califinn

Top 3

1. Cal
2. MIT
3. UC Davis

Super showing for MidPac, and MIT comes close yet again.  Congrats to the Bears on their back-to-back!  That is a very difficult thing to accomplish...as for Davis, good luck with FINALS next week...can't imagine the time pressures and stress they've been under this past month...final projects and mid-terms following Seattle, then final exams after that.

FULL RESULTS HERE: LINQUIMBY

Also, big Congratulations to the University of Akron for landing a hosting spot!  Your Humble Narrator for one, has never even been to that part of the country, so hanging out in the Cuyahoga will be a cool experience!

Washington State Rolls!

Gooooooooooo Cougs!

Nice Job Everybody

Congrats on the big weekend everybody.  Official awards announcing shortly...feel free to comment heavily...Your Humble Narrator has descended south to Portland to hang out with family as the Washington NSSBC wraps up.

Display Day

Good Luck to the Bold and the Beautiful this afternoon!!!

Paint, Structure, Finish, Poster, Information

Congratulations!

Congrats to all the former UC Davis ASCE members and especially those Chrome Ollie alumni who have secured their full PE licenses or at least their partials.  It's a big step forward, and a good move for California to have so many good minds with stamps!

On The Road...

...with Bucky Bridge

Linkadger

NJIT Write Up

Linklander

Safe Travels

Happy Road Trippin'

Be Safe

Don't Drink and Drive

Georgia Tech Gearing Up

Linkramblinwreck

UMass Lowell Write Up

River Hawks ready to rumble: Link

A Bridge into the Future
The steel bridge competition, sponsored by the American Institute of Steel Construction, requires that students design and fabricate a scale model of a steel bridge according to the specifications in the contest’s rule book, and then construct the model on-site during the competition. The bridges are judged based on construction speed and economy, lightness, stiffness and structural efficiency as well as overall performance and poster presentation.
UMass Lowell’s steel girder bridge spans 15 feet, 10½ inches long; 2 feet, 8½ wide and weighs 104 pounds. It can support a load totaling 2,500 pounds. The bridge’s 39 pieces are held together by 66 bolts and, during the regional competition, it took four team members less than10 minutes to build it. 

This year’s steel bridge team is comprised of 19 civil engineering majors — 13 males and six females. 

“We are all really excited and proud to be able to represent the University at the national level,” says senior Ross Gladstone, who is the team’s project manager. “It is a great opportunity for us to see what other top schools are doing around the country.”
Ross says the team is hoping to place in the top 10 among the 49 teams that will be competing.

“We are working to improve our score in Construction Economy category by reducing the number of builders and the construction time,” he says.
UMass Lowell hosted the Northeast regional steel bridge competition in 1997 and will host it again next spring. To see photos of this year’s competition, go to the team's Facebook page. 

“The students deserve the bulk of the credit, and the keywords that help explain their success are ‘continuity’ and ‘student leadership,’ ” says Bruell. “They did not achieve this feat overnight — they have incorporated a series of gradual improvements into their preparation for these competitions, and it has paid off tremendously. We have always had some extraordinary students in our program, and within the last six or seven years, these students decided to focus on these competitions and to compete to win.”

Delaware Getting Ready

Linkhen

SPSU: Top 10 in Country

Link  (4th in Southeast Conference)

NJIT: 8x Metro Champs

Bossy Cow Cow

The Ags look poised to do some damage in Seattle.  Looking much faster and polished since MidPac.

Congratulations to West Point

When you think your typical day is tough...just remember the young men and women in West Point, NY.

The Steel Bridge Team consisted of Team Captain Seth Bell and Team Members Trevor Knowles, Kyle Kilroy, Rich Austring, Chalermpat Pariya-Ekkasut and Joseph Speight. Tasked with designing an all-steel bridge, the West Point Steel Bridge Team designed and manufactured each piece for constructability and performance in mind. The team was able to construct the bridge in less than 30 minutes under numerous constraints, including limitations on freedom of movement in order to represent building the bridge over a river.