2024 BRIDGE BUILDING EVENT - March 2^nd, 2024 (Pittsburg, KS)

The Southeast Chapter’s 2^nd Annual Model Bridge Building Contest will be held at 10:00 AM on Saturday, March 2, 2024.

The contest encourages students to get involved in a challenging and fun engineering project. The students each design and construct their own model bridge made entirely of basswood sticks and glue. The model bridges are then loaded to failure to determine the bridge’s structural efficiency (total mass supported divided by the mass of the bridge). The bridge with the highest structural efficiency wins. The first and second place contestants are eligible to win an expense assisted trip to compete at the 2022 International Bridge Building Contest in Pennsylvania.

To help promote the development of young engineers, this year the southeast chapter will be hosting 2 divisions: Middle School (6 – 8 grade) and High School (9 – 12 grade).  Only those students competing in the High School division will be eligible to go on to the International Bridge Building Competition.

Volunteers are always needed to assist students with testing of their bridges. If you are interested in helping with the contest, contact Norman Philipp at 913.221.3422 (nphilipp@pittstate.edu)

EFK/KSPE SEKS Bridge Building Competition Registration Form ~ Individual Entry ~

EFK/KSPE SEKS Bridge Building Competition Registration Form ~ Multiple Entry by School~