At 9:46 AM -0700 6/1/04, Philip Vulliet wrote:
Hey everyone,I wanted to let everyone know that the UC Davis Steel Bridge Team took 5th place overall(out of 45) this past weekend at the National Student Steel Bridge Competition. We placed in the top ten in every competition catagory. This placement put UCD among the perenial powerhouses of the competition. For UC Davis to make it's first national appearance in nine years and take 5th overall really turned some heads.
2004 Mid-Pacific Steel Bridge Structural Champions!!!
Our student teams went to the regional Mid-Pac Canoe and Steel Bridge competitions April 24 2004 in Reno. The Bridge team took First Place out of 9 teams. The Chrome-Ollies took first in stiffness and efficiency and it was great to have victory after so many years of effort. Now the Bridge Team is planning the trip to Golden, Colorado for the National competition on May 28-29. Huge congratulations!
Team Members
| Alicia Ambrosini Randy Braun Raymond Chan Eva Cho Jason Chou Dan Huitt Karen Lam |
Peter Luong Matt McGarr Ash Orsaba Liz Rider Jed Roach John Ruzic Derek Sappington |
Chris Scott Phil Vulliet Jennifer Walley Ryan Wood Anthony Yim Donald Yip |
What the Steel Bridge Team is all about
Co-Sponsored by the American Institute of Steel Construction and the American Society of Civil Engineers, UC Davis competetes in the National Student Steel Bridge Competition every year! The goal is to challenge students to build a scaled-down steel bridge to specifications that optimizes a variety of different scoring categories. Students bold enough to take on this awesome challenge gain practical skills in design, fabrication, communication and teamwork.All majors and classes are welcome to join. No experience necessary. All that's needed is your creativity, hard work and the willingness to represent UC Davis with all the respect we deserve!
The Scoring Criteria:
- Aesthetics -- Overall beauty of the bridge.
- Weight -- Lighter is better.
- Stiffness -- Stiffer is better.
- Construction Speed -- Quicker, and a small number of builders is better.
- Construction Economy -- Combination of Constr. Speed, and # Builders.
- Structural Efficiency -- Combination of Stiffness, Weight, and a function
- concerning the depth of the bridge.
- Overall -- Construction Economy + Structural Efficiency (Lowest Wins)
Those interested in joining the 2003-2004 Steel Bridge Team can contact the following representatives:
Bill Shunk: washunk@ucdavis.edu - Co-Design Head
Phil Vulliet: pjvulliet@ucdavis.edu - Co-Design Head, Assembly Mgr.
John Ruzic: jeruzic@ucdavis.edu - Fundraising and Publicity
Alicia Ambrosini: anambros@ucdavis.edu - Fabrication Mgr.