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History
The first steel bridge competition was held in 1987 in Michigan. It was a local affair
that eventually spread to other ASCE student conferences. The
first National competition was held in 1992. Within a few years, the event
became one of the premier civil engineering student competitions in the United
States. Now, ASCE student groups from Canada and Mexico participate regularly as
well as other nations who periodically participate.
Professor Frank Hatfield has been involved in the competition from it's
inception and presented a six-minute history of the event at the 2006 National
competition. It is well worth the read!
History of the SSBC: 1987-2006
by Dr. Frank Hatfield, P.E.
Over the years, record keeping has also improved. The following table
includes the rules and results as available in our archives.
|
Year |
Champion |
Host |
Rules & Results |
| 1992 |
Michigan State University |
Michigan State University |
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| 1993 |
University of Alaska Fairbanks |
Southern Polytech |
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| 1994 |
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
San Diego State
University |
------ |
| 1995 |
North Dakota State University |
University of Florida |
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| 1996 |
University of Alaska Anchorage |
SUNY Buffalo |
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| 1997 |
University of Florida |
Cal Poly Pomona |
------ |
| 1998 |
University of
Southwestern Louisiana |
Colorado State
University |
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| 1999 |
University of Nevada - Reno |
University of Alaska
Anchorage |
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| 2000 |
California State University - Chico |
Texas A&M University,
College Station |
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| 2001 |
Clemson University |
Clemson University |
Rules |
| 2002 |
North Dakota State University |
University of
Wisconsin, Madison |
Rules |
| 2003 |
University of Michigan |
San Diego State
University |
Rules,
Nat'l |
| 2004 |
North Dakota State University |
Colorado School of
Mines |
Rules,
Nat'l |
| 2005 |
University of California, Davis |
University of Central
Florida |
Rules,
Nat'l |
| 2006 |
North Dakota State University |
University of Utah |
Rules,
Nat'l |
| 2007 |
North Dakota State University |
California State
University - Northridge |
Rules,
Nat'l |
| 2008 |
University of
California, Berkeley |
University of Florida |
Rules,
Nat'l |
| 2009 |
SUNY Canton |
University of Nevada
Las Vegas |
Rules,
Nat'l,
Regional |
| 2010 |
North Dakota State University |
Purdue University |
Rules,
Nat'l,
Regional |
May 20-21
2011 |
Maybe You??? |
Texas A&M University |
Rules,
Nat'l,
Regional |
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