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Posted by Laura Studyvin On April 30, 2024

Members of Missouri S&Ts Steel Bridge Design Team pose with their bridge on April 20, 2024. Photo by Blaine Falkena/Missouri S&T.

The Missouri S&T Steel Bridge Design Team won first place at the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Mid-America Student Symposium for the sixth consecutive time. The competition was held at Missouri S&T April 18-20, with 18 universities represented and over 470 students attending.

Students on the Steel Bridge Design Team design and build a one-tenth scale model bridge according to a real-world problem set by the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC). In this years competition, the bridge was designed to cross a man-made river in Lincoln Parish Park in Ruston, Louisiana. For an extra design challenge, no piers were allowed within the river either during or after construction.

After timed construction, the bridges were tested with weight loaded at a point determined by a die roll. Teams were judged in eight categories including construction speed, efficiency and the weight of the bridge. Missouri S&Ts team placed in the top two for all eight categories.

The team will travel to the national competition May 31-June 1 at Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, Louisiana. The team is advised by Dr. Nick Libre, associate teaching professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering.

Members of the Steel Bridge Design Team are:

About design teams

Design teams are registered student organizations that operate as 501(c) non-profit businesses. The teams work like small start-up companies, bringing together students from different disciplines to work on large-scale projects. In addition to hands-on design and manufacturing experience, students gain experience in project management, fundraising, public relations and more. For more information, visit design.mst.edu/designteams.

About Missouri University of Science and Technology

Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T) is a STEM-focused research university of over 7,000 students located in Rolla, Missouri. Part of the four-campus University of Missouri System, Missouri S&T offers over 100 degrees in 40 areas of study and is among the nations top public universities for salary impact, according to the Wall Street Journal. For more information about Missouri S&T, visit http://www.mst.edu.

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