Steel Bridge Design Team
The Steel Bridge Design Team at Virginia Tech is tasked with designing and fabricating a 1/10th scale steel bridge with criteria including construction time, deflection, aesthetics, and economy.
What is ASCE Steel Bridge?
As a hands-on student-led design team, the team’s goal is to gain design experience while learning new engineering skills. In April, they compete in the ASCE Virginias Student Symposium Regional Competition in hopes to qualify for the National Student Steel Bridge Competition, in which the top teams in North America compete. To prepare for competition, they spend the Fall semester utilizing multiple software programs such as SAP 2000 and AutoCAD to design and optimize their bridge. During the spring semester, the team begins prototyping, testing, and fabricating their bridge which consists of creating connections, cutting steel, welding, and practicing construction.
Who can join?
We welcome anyone to join our team.
Recent Awards
In April of 2024, the team competed in the Virginia's Conference hosted here at Virginia Tech, taking First Place Overall. In June of 2024, they competed at the National Competition at Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, Louisiana. They placed 7th overall out of 47 teams and won first place in the aesthetics category.
Fast Facts
Team size: About 35 members
Department Afiliation: Charles E. Via, Jr. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Workshop: Ware Lab