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June 20, 2016
Congratulations to the UAF National Steel Bridge Competition Team for 6 Place Finish
PacTrans consortium member University of Alaska Fairbank steel bridge team took 6 place overall at the 2016 National Student Steel Bridge Competition (NSSBC) hosted by Brigham Young University this past May 27 & 28. This event, hosted by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), features forty-eight-student teams from across the United States, Canada, Mexico and China, competing in areas of steel design, steel fabrication, and teamwork.
Freshman team member Shane Ohms had this to say about the experience, “Steel bridge has been the highlight of my freshman year. Without hands on engineering projects like steel bridge it would be difficult for me to stay motivated in the classroom. We put in a lot of time and hard work, we didn’t take short cuts, and in the end we built a bridge that took 6th at nationals. I’m very proud of the success we’ve had this year and I hope we can continue with our momentum and build an even better bridge next year.”
Next year PacTrans consortium member Oregon State University will host the national competition. Congratulations to the team from University of Alaska Fairbanks.
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Source: U.S. Dept. of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Yinhai WangDr. Wang is a professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Washington. He serves as director for the Pacific Northwest Transportation Consortium (PacTrans), USDOT University Transportation Center for Federal Region 10.
