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ASCE/AISC Bridge Competition

The design of bridges is perhaps the most exciting challenge for a structural engineer. This competition fosters the challenge of designing and testing a steel bridge. See Competitions for an overview and participation by Canadian teams below by year.

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2013 Student Steel Bridge Competition

Please see the following links for the official 2013 SSBC rules and information which apply to both regional and national events. The rules are posted on the official AISC/ASCE NSSBC website.
2013 SSBC Competition Rules (link to AISC website) 
AISC/ASCE official NSSBC website

A 2013 SSBC Competition Guide has been developed by the National Rules Committee to supplement the official rules and provide an aid to participants of the SSBC.  It is also the site from which you may download the official scoring spreadsheet. Please click on the following link access the SSBC Competition Guide.
SSBC Competition Guide

Information about elegibility, stipends and sponsorship for teams participating at the regional and national levels is provided on our main Competitions page.

2013 Regional Competition:

The 2013 ASCE Student Conference locations, host institutions, conference dates and contacts are provided on the ASCE website. 
ASCE Website

For Canadian Teams participating at the Regional Competition level, please contact the SSEF at  info@ssef-ffca.ca and provide information about your team, bridge design and details of the ASCE Student Conference in which you will participate and the SSEF will supply contact information for local CISC Members for sponsorship and fabrication assistance.

2013 National Competition:

The National Competition will be held at University of Washington, Seattle, Washington on May 31-June 1.
University of Washington - Host School Website.

Qualified Canadian Student Steel Bridge teams will receive a $1250 sponsorship from the SSEF.

2013 Competition Results:

Please watch the space below for information about participating Canadian teams and results of the 2013 Regional and National competitions. 

Canadian Participants

École Polytechnique de Montréal :
EPM Steel Bridge

École de Technologie Supérieure :
Team ÉTS

Lakehead University : 1st Overall, Mid-West Regional Conference
Team Lakehead

University of British Columbia : 3rd Overall, Pacific Northwest Regional Conference
Team UBC

Université Laval : 2nd Overall, New England Regional Conference
Team Université Laval