lakehead u’s steel bridge team takes second

(thunder bay - tuesday, march 8, 2005) the 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 civil engineering team received a second-place standing at the american institute of steel construction/american society for civil engineering mid-west regional student steel bridge competition this past weekend at iowa state university.

the team building their bridge.

on march 5, the team,made up of ken clausen, erick fisk, christopher george, andrew miller, and david chen, traveled to ames, iowa, to compete in the annual competition.

the goal of the competition is to design a 1/10 scale model for replacement of a century-old bridge that crosses an emergent wetland. the models, approximately 22ft long, are erected under simulated field conditions and then load tested. the specification for the bridge changes each year, challenging the engineering skills of civil engineering 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 from universities all over the united states as well as canada. the event tests the 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 ' structural design capabilities and challenges them to fabricate and construct their design. the bridges are judged based on lightness, construction speed, stiffness (deflection), aesthetics, efficiency, and economy.

the 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 design the bridge and make the components at the university prior to the competition. at the event, spectators watch as the teams assemble their bridges as quickly as possible. after construction, the assembled bridges are weighed and loaded with 2500 lbs of steel to test strength and stiffness. an additional challenge for this year's competition was to simulate a loaded truck crossing the bridge. the placement of the loading was determined by the roll of a dice. the team had to design their bridge by examining thirty-six possible load cases.

the 2nd place ranking qualifies lakehead for the u.s. national steel bridge competition for a 7th consecutive year. there will be about 45 teams at the national competition which will be held in orlando, florida on may 27-28. lakehead teams have an excellent record at the national level, placing 10th in 2001, 2nd in 2002, and 5th in 2003.

the team is looking for sponsors for their upcoming competition. anyone interested can contact 343-8755.

members of the media: the teams' faculty advisors, dr. tony gillies (343-8755) and dr. timo tikka (343-8560) are available for interview. photos are available upon request.

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contact: marla tomlinson, office of communication, lakehead u, 343-8177 or 472-9113