UBC Steel Bridge

Who We Are We are a group of students at the University of British Columbia who work together to design, fabricate and construct a scale model steel bridge every year. Students are able to take their in-class technical knowledge and apply it to a fun and challenging design problem. We welcome students from all year levels as well as from any department. If you are looking to gain hands-on experience in a dynamic team environment, this is the right place for you. What We Do Every year, we participate in the annual Regional and National Steel Bridge Competitions hosted by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) as well as the Canadian National Steel Bridge Competition (CNSBC). We work to create a new bridge that will be defined by the competition rules published anew annually. In the 2017 competitions, our bridge spanned a length of 20 9 and carried a total load of 2500lb without significant deflections. Whats In It For Us The design and fabrication stages of the project, ...