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History
Updated: 8/24/2018
The first steel bridge competition was held in 1987 in Michigan. It was a local affair
that eventually spread to other ASCE student conferences. The
first National competition was held in 1992. Within a few years, the event
became one of the premier civil engineering student competitions in the United
States. The competition continued until 2018. During this time ASCE student groups from Canada and Mexico participated regularly as
well as schools from other nations who periodically participate.
Professor Frank Hatfield has been involved in the competition from its
inception and presented a six-minute history of the event at the 2006 National
competition. It is well worth the read!
History of the SSBC: 1987-2006
by Dr. Frank Hatfield, P.E.
Over the years, record keeping has also improved. The following table
includes the rules and results as available in our archives.
In July 2018, the AISC chose to end it's agreement with
ASCE in relation to the National Student Steel Bridge Competition. It is the end
of an era. While the bridge competitions will continue, they will not be a part of
the ASCE student conferences.
The bridge competition will continue as the AISC Student Steel
Bridge Competition.
You can find the latest information about the competition
from AISC at
www.aisc.org/ssbc
The available history and results from past years will remain
posted here.
|
Year |
Champion |
Host |
Rules & Results |
| 1992 |
Michigan State University |
Michigan State University |
Rules |
| 1993 |
University of Alaska Fairbanks |
Southern Polytech |
Rules |
| 1994 |
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
San Diego State
University |
Rules |
| 1995 |
North Dakota State University |
University of Florida |
Rules |
| 1996 |
University of Alaska Anchorage |
SUNY Buffalo |
Rules |
| 1997 |
University of Florida |
Cal Poly Pomona |
Rules |
| 1998 |
University of
Southwestern Louisiana |
Colorado State
University |
Rules |
| 1999 |
University of Nevada - Reno |
University of Alaska
Anchorage |
Rules |
| 2000 |
California State University - Chico |
Texas A&M University,
College Station |
Rules |
| 2001 |
Clemson University |
Clemson University |
Rules |
| 2002 |
North Dakota State University |
University of
Wisconsin, Madison |
Rules |
| 2003 |
University of Michigan |
San Diego State
University |
Rules,
Nat'l |
| 2004 |
North Dakota State University |
Colorado School of
Mines |
Rules,
Nat'l |
| 2005 |
University of California, Davis |
University of Central
Florida |
Rules,
Nat'l |
| 2006 |
North Dakota State University |
University of Utah |
Rules,
Nat'l |
| 2007 |
North Dakota State University |
California State
University - Northridge |
Rules,
Nat'l |
| 2008 |
University of
California, Berkeley |
University of Florida |
Rules,
Nat'l |
| 2009 |
SUNY Canton |
University of Nevada
Las Vegas |
Rules,
Nat'l,
Regional |
| 2010 |
North Dakota State University |
Purdue University |
Rules,
Nat'l,
Regional |
| 2011 |
Lakehead University |
Texas A&M University,
College Station |
Rules,
Nat'l Results,
Nat'l
Data,
Conf. Results |
| 2012 |
University of
California, Berkeley |
Clemson University |
Rules,
Nat'l,
Conf. Results |
| 2013 |
University of
California, Berkeley |
University of Washington |
Rules, Nat'l
Results, Conf.
Results |
| 2014 |
University of
California, Davis |
University of Akron |
Rules, Nat'l
Results, Conf.
Results |
| 2015 |
University of Florida |
University of Missouri Kansas
City |
Rules, Nat'l Results (pdf),
Nat'l Results (xls), Conf. Results |
| 2016 |
École de Technologie Supérieure |
Brigham Young University |
Rules,
Nat'l Results (pdf),
Nat'l Results (xlsx), Conference Results |
| 2017 |
École de Technologie Supérieure |
Oregon State University |
Rules,
Nat'l Results (pdf),
Nat'l Results (xlsx), Conference Results |
| 2018 |
Lafayette College |
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
Rules,
Nat'l Results
(pdf), Nat'l Results
(xlsx), Conference Results |
Rules from
1991-2016 in one PDF
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