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

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.

WMU Steel Bridge Competition 2016 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

01/31/2016

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

WMU College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

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!

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...

WMU 2015 ASCE NCRC Steel Bridge Competition

04/16/2015

Here is a playlist of all of the 2015 videos in order. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLO1xsFJWWXwopljuBBh5AOl4m-n4b9ovi

WMU 2015 ASCE NCRC Steel Bridge Competition

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)