| Every
year, UC San Diego Structural Engineering students take part in the
fabrication and construction of a scaled steel bridge. The challenge is
to design the bridge to adhere to the rules, while remaining
competitive. Students apply the knowledge learned in class to design
the bridge using SAP2000 and SolidWorks. Additionally, students gain
experience at the campus' machine shop, CRMS. Through the first half of
the academic year, students will design and then fabricate the bridge
in the machine shop. Once fabrication has been completed, a smaller
team will construct the bridge in as little time as possible. The final
product will be rated on: aesthetics, weight, timed construction, as
well as other categories. Students will be challenged to come up with
creative ideas while gaining knowledge of steel design. Click here for the 2010 Steel Bridge Rules |
| This
sounds great! How do I get involved? Come to the meetings! The class meets Mondays from 12-12:50 pm and the general team meetings are Monday nights at 7pm in U409! (The red wooden building between the new music hall and SERF; across from Pepper Canyon and the art building.) Stay in the loop!! Join the Google Group! |