The Missouri S&T Steel Bridge Design Team was founded in 1991 and has been involved in the AISC Student Steel Bridge Competition since 2002. Below are all of the team’s bridges that have been taken to competition from 2002-2022 along with statistics and awards won.
2022 Steel Bridge
Design
Weight: 255 lbs
Deflected 0.48″ (Regionals), 0.62″ (Nationals)
Built with 6 builders in 6 minutes and 4 seconds (Nationals)
Awards
1st overall at Regionals
- 1st in Construction Speed
- 1st in Construction Economy
- 1st in Stiffness
- 1st in Structural Efficiency
- 2nd in Lightness
- 2nd in Cost Estimation
- 3rd in Aesthetics
13th overall at Nationals
- 1st in Cost Estimation
- 8th in Construction Speed
- 10th in Stiffness
2021 Steel Bridge
*Regional and National competitions were held virtually due to COVID-19
Design
Awards
1st overall at Regionals
18th overall at Nationals
2020 Steel Bridge
Unfortunately, due to the circumstances surrounding COVID-19, there was no competition this year.
2019 Steel Bridge
Design
Weight: 328 lbs
Built with power tools in 7 minutes and 30 seconds (Regionals)
Awards
1st place overall at Regionals
- 1st place in economy
- 1st place in construction speed
- 3rd place in lightness
- 2nd place in stiffness
- 2nd place in efficiency
- 3rd place in aesthetics
Not ranked at Nationals due to a connection failure
2018 Steel Bridge
Design
Weight: 160 lbs
17′-1″ long, 1′-9″ tall
Built with power tools in 6 minutes and 53 seconds (time at Nationals)
Awards
1st place overall at Regionals
- 1st place in economy
- 2nd place in construction speed
- 3rd place in stiffness
- 1st place in lightness
- 2nd place in efficiency
26th place overall at Nationals
2017 Steel Bridge
Design
Weight: 322 lbs
16′ span with a 4′-4″-long cantilever extension
Built in 17 minutes and 36 seconds
Awards
3rd place overall at Regionals
- 2nd place in economy
- 3rd place in construction speed
2016 Steel Bridge
Design
Weight: 477 lbs
20′ long
Fabricated in three weeks after the failure of the team’s initial design
Built in 9 minutes and 43 seconds (time at Nationals)
Awards
2nd place overall at Regionals*
- 2nd place in efficiency*
- 2nd place in economy*
- 2nd place in stiffness*
- 2nd place in construction speed
- 3rd place in lightness*
*Excludes guest competitor Vanderbilt
44th place overall at Nationals
2015 Steel Bridge
Design
Weight: 160 lbs
19′ long
Regionals: Failed vertical load test at 2380 lbs
2014 Steel Bridge
Design
Weight: 340 lbs
19′ long
Built with power tools in 7 minutes and 16 seconds (time at Nationals)
Awards
1st place overall at Regionals
- 1st place in efficiency
- 1st place in economy
- 1st place in stiffness
- 2nd place in construction speed
- 3rd place in display
35th place overall at Nationals
2013 Steel Bridge
Design
Weight: 155 lbs
12′-long span with a 3.5′ cantilever
Built in 9 minutes and 41 seconds (time at Nationals)
Awards
2nd place overall at Regionals
35th overall at Nationals
2012 Steel Bridge
Design
Weight: 227 lbs
22′-7″ inches long, 4 feet wide, 4′-6″ inches tall
Constructed in roughly 18 minutes with 3 builders and 2 runners
Awards
5th place at Regional Competition
1st place in Aesthetics
2011 Steel Bridge
Design
21′-1″ long, 4′ wide, 2′-9″ tall
Held 2500 pounds and deflected less than 0.5″ across all points summed
Constructed in roughly 20 minutes with 3 builders and 2 runners
Awards
6th place at Regional Competition
2010 Steel Bridge
Awards
Spirit of the Conference Award
2009 Steel Bridge
Design
20′ long, 5′ wide, 2′-6″ tall
Awards
6th place at Regionals
1st place in display category
2008 Steel Bridge
Design
21′ long, 4′ wide, 6′ tall.
Awards
3rd place at Regionals
34th place at Nationals
2007 Steel Bridge
Design
20′ long, 4′ wide, 7′ tall
2005 Steel Bridge
Design
22′ long, 4′ wide, 6′ tall
Regionals: Failed lateral loading by 0.25″
2004 Steel Bridge
Design
23′ long, 4′-6″ wide, 5′ tall.
Awards
3rd place at Regionals
12th place at Nationals
2003 Steel Bridge
Design
25′ long, 4′ wide, 5′ tall.
Awards
2nd place at Regionals
28th place at Nationals
2002 Steel Bridge
Design
21′ 6″ long, 2′ 6″ wide, 3′ 6″ tall.