Last year we hosted our regional competition in the John S.
Knight Center on April 16th. We got 1st place
overall and made it to nationals which were
held May 20-21 at Texas A&M college station.
We have a meeting on Tuesday October 25th @ 6:30 in the Civil
Lab (ASEC 212).
If you are thinking about joining or know anyone who wants to join, contact team captain,
Brian Nixdorf for more information.
Also, if you would like to sponsor our team, or know of anyone that would like to help out, contact
Brian Nixdorf.
His e-mail address is
brn9@zips.uakron.edu.
2010-2011
Pictures
2009-2010 Sponsors
2010-2011 Sponsors
Association for Bridge Construction & Design (ABCD)
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Akron-Canton Section
The Babcock & Wilcox Company
The Committee for the Future of Civil Engineering (CFCE)
Industrial Tube & Steel Corporation (ITS)
Lincoln Electric
Remcon Inc.
Voss Aerospace
Association for Bridge Construction & Design
(ABCD)
ABV Corporation
Industrial Tube & Steel Corporation (ITS)
Remcon Inc.
Schrimer Construction
Voss Industries
The 2009-2010 University of Akron Steel Bridge Team Takes 5th Place Overall at Nationals
The University of Akron Steel Bridge Team traveled to Purdue University for the national student steel bridge competition. Upon arrival we set up our bridge outside in the engineering mall with the rest of the schools. We walked around and looked at all of the other schools bridges seeing what they brought to the table this year and started brainstorming for improvements to be made to the 2011 steel bridge design. The next day was construction day. We watched the other schools' strategies for the quickest construction for their specific bridge and thought of adjustments to make to our procedure of construction for next year. At the awards banquet we were very pleased that out of forty six teams we received 5th place overall amongst some very prestigious universities, North Dakota State placing 1st.
The 2009-2010 University of Akron Steel Bridge Team Wins Regionals for the Third Consecutive Year
The University of Kentucky hosted the Ohio Valley Regional Competition, which included the steel bridge competition. 12 teams competed with the University of Akron taking first place overall for the third year in a row. Breaking it down, here is how we placed in each category: -2nd in stiffness (Aggregate Deflection 0.73 in) -1st in construction speed (5.88 min) -1st in lightness (183.0 lbs) -1st in structural efficiency ($1.48 million) -1st in construction economy ($1.23 million)
The University of Akron Steel Bridge Team traveled to Purdue University for the national student steel bridge competition. Upon arrival we set up our bridge outside in the engineering mall with the rest of the schools. We walked around and looked at all of the other schools bridges seeing what they brought to the table this year and started brainstorming for improvements to be made to the 2011 steel bridge design. The next day was construction day. We watched the other schools' strategies for the quickest construction for their specific bridge and thought of adjustments to make to our procedure of construction for next year. At the awards banquet we were very pleased that out of forty six teams we received 5th place overall amongst some very prestigious universities, North Dakota State placing 1st.