We are a civil engineering design team at UBC, made up of a diverse group of students tied together by a dedication to building bridges - physical or otherwise.

25

years of establishment

3rd

place overall in 2023 CNSBC

58

members across 7 subteams

2nd

in 2024 SSBC Regionals

OUR STORY

Bridging Theory & Practice

We are a civil engineering design team at UBC, made up of a diverse group of students tied together by a dedication to building bridges - physical or otherwise.

We work together making a 1:10 scale model steel bridge fit for international competition each year, with dedicated subteams for each part of the bridge’s life cycle from design and analysis to construction.

Our supportive community makes personal growth a priority, through tried-and-true methods of teaching members skills from software to communications and leadership.

We are proud of our accomplishments and strive to continue making improvements year-over-year at competitions.

RECENT TEAM HISTORY

Road to Success

  • Canadian National Steel Bridge Competition - 3rd Place Overall /13 teams

    1st Place: Video & Aesthetics

    2nd Place: Construction Speed & Circular Engineering

    3rd Place: Construction Economy

  • Canadian National Steel Bridge Competition - 2nd Place Overall /8 teams

    Top Canadian Team and Top Canadian Cost

    1st Place: Stiffness, Structral Efficiency, Video

    2nd Place: Construction Speed, Lightness, Construction Economy, Cost Estimation 3rd Place: Oral Presentation

    Student Steel Bridge Competition - Nationals - 14th Place Overall /144 teams

    Team Engagement Award 1st Place: Video

    2nd Place: Aesthetics

  • Canadian National Steel Bridge Competition (Online) - 1st Place Overall /12 teams

    1st Place: Design and Analysis, Construction, Questions and Answers

    3rd Place: Video

    Student Steel Bridge Competition - Regionals

    Guest School

  • Designed 23’ skewed under truss with a mix of solid and HSS components (Competitions Cancelled)

  • Canadian National Steel Bridge Competition - 3rd Place Overall /18 teams

    1st Place: Lightness

    3rd Place: Oral Presentation

    Student Steel Bridge Competition - Regionals

    Guest School

2021/2022 DESGIN

Excellence within Reach

Last year our design featured a 20 ft long dual-chord under truss system with a skewed cantilever at the east end to accommodate for site conditions.

In our 1:10 scale steel bridge model, we designed for a stiffer midspan to maximize strength, reduced the number of connections by implementing dual chord members, designed simple connections for rapid construction, and aided the fabrication process by using techniques such as laser-cutting plates.

With this design, we strived to overcome a number of technical challenges with unique solutions.