Western Michigan University Steel Bridge Team

Western Michigan University Steel Bridge Team We are a group of engineering students who come together to design, fabricate, and assemble a 1:10 scale steel bridge at an annual competition.

This competition helps Civil and Construction Engineering students develop valuable engineering skills by applying classroom lessons to a real project. In the fall semester we use structural analysis and CAD software to create a strong, lightweight bridge design. In the spring semester team members then learn how to use shop equipment to fabricate steel structures, including welders, saws, grinder

s, drill presses, and mills. After fabrication is complete, we bring our bridge to compete at the ASCE North Central Regional Conference with other universities around the area. Bridges are judged based on timed construction, weight, horizontal and vertical deflection during load testing, and display.

Check out this cool new video highlighting our team at the 2016 ASCE North-Central Regional Conference! A big shout out ...
04/14/2016

Check out this cool new video highlighting our team at the 2016 ASCE North-Central Regional Conference! A big shout out to the marketing team at the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences for putting this together for us.

After months of hard work and fabrication, WMU’s 2016 steel bridge team competed in East Lansing, Mich. WMU engineering students participate each year in the...

02/15/2016
Better late than never! Here's some pictures taken throughout the past year.
01/31/2016

Better late than never! Here's some pictures taken throughout the past year.

New promo video highlighting the steel bridge team and several of the other excellent student projects and organizations...
06/30/2015

New promo video highlighting the steel bridge team and several of the other excellent student projects and organizations at the WMU College of Engineering and Applied Sciences!

The College of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Western Michigan University offers students a hands on learning experience, state-of-the-art facilities at...

04/15/2015

We just competed at the ASCE North Central Regional Student Conference over the past weekend. The bridge successfully completed all tests, making it the first bridge from WMU to place in the competition! Thanks to the University of Toledo for hosting the competition, and thanks to all of our supporters.

Scores:
- Display: 3rd
- Construction Economy: 5th ($19,215,000)
- Construction Speed: 5th (27.45 min)
- Structural Efficiency: 3rd ($7,120,000)
- Lightness: 3rd (266 lbs)
- Stiffness: 2nd (1.810 in)
- Overall: 5th ($26,335,000)

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