LSU ASCE Steel Bridge Team Competes at Nationals
October 7, 2009
After two semesters of designing, constructing, and practicing, LSU's 2009 steel bridge team competed against 47 other schools from around the United States as well as Canada. LSU placed fifth in display while receiving 40th overall. With only one returning member, the team was young and inexperienced. Though they did not place as high as they may have hoped, the national competition was a great learning opportunity for the young aspiring engineers.
Team captain Brad Adams said, "It was tough for us to compete with the more experienced teams, but we will take what we learned this year to improve and be a stronger competitor next year." Most of the team will be returning to compete again next year, eager to put the knowledge they gained to use. The team would like to thank all of the sponsors for their support and generous contributions, including the LSU Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Baton Rouge Branch of the ASCE."
The Student Steel Bridge Competition is sponsored by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). This inter-collegiate challenge requires civil engineering students to design, fabricate and construct a steel bridge with the aid of commercial fabricators. The rules changed every year to improve the contest and assure that competitors design and build new bridges.
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Article by Brad Adams, LSU College of Engineering, badams21@lsu.edu
