Poly's In...

Article courtesy of Mustang News

Congrats to Cal Poly, SLO...survived the witch hunt.

They add their extremely light and competitive design to the Top of the National field in Akron.

Going to be a close NSSBC...unless one of the top Teams puts in extra hours.

About a Month Now...

All the early buzz is on Cal, Florida and UC Davis...

PSWC

1st Overall - Cal Poly Pomona
2nd Overall - Hawai'i Manoa
3rd Overall - USC

Also, congrats to Cal Baptist Steel Bridge.  4th Year of the Civil Engineering Program...and a 4th place finish in Steel Bridge at the Pacific Southwest.  Heather Crews says hi.

11 TOTAL DISQUALIFICATIONS IN THE PACIFIC SOUTHWEST --- it seems like if you finish this year you go to Akron.

MidPac 2014

UPDATE

1ST PLACE OVERALL - UC BERKELEY
2ND PLACE OVERALL - UC DAVIS
3RD PLACE OVERALL - TONGJI UNIVERSITY (SHANGHAI, CHINA)

NOTE: ALL BRIDGES FAILED VERTICAL LOAD EXCEPT FOR THOSE LISTED ABOVE

Carolinas: Results

Carolinas: ASCE/AISC Steel Bridge Competition

Construction Speed
1st Place Clemson Univ.
2nd Place Georgia Tech
3rd Place The Citadel

Lightness
1st Place Georgia Tech
2nd Place Clemson Univ.
3rd Place The Citadel

Stiffness
1st Place The Citadel
2nd Place Georgia Tech
3rd Place Clemson Univ.

Display
1st Place The Citadel
2nd Place Georgia Tech
3rd Place Clemson Univ.

Economy
1st Place Georgia Tech
2nd Place The Citadel
3rd Place Clemson Univ.

Efficiency
1st Place Georgia Tech
2nd Place The Citadel
3rd Place Clemson Univ.

ASCE/ASIC Steel Bridge Competition Overall
1st Place: Georgia Tech
2nd Place: The Citadel

3rd Place: Clemson

Tex Mex 2014 Pics

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.635528589836116.1073741830.253289924726653&type=3

UTPA: 2014

UTSA Tex Mex

Tex Mex 2014

Largest ever Texas Mexico steel bridge competition 

Competing Schools 

UT El Paso

UT San Antonio
Texas A&M
Tec de Monterey
Texas A&M Univ. - Kingsville
UT Pan American
UAEM (Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Mexico)
West Texas A&M
Univ. of Houston
SMU
UNAM (Universidad Nacioinal Autonoma de Mexico)
Texas Tech
La Salle, Cuenavaca
UT Austin
UT Arlington

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.