Local Contests
How to Organize a Local Bridge Design Contest
The Bridge Designer can be used very effectively as a vehicle for internet-based engineering competitions, for three reasons:
- The Bridge Designer allows for the creation of a nearly limitless variety of bridge designs.
- The quality of a design can be judged according to one simple, objective criterion — low cost (given that the design passes the Bridge Designer’s simulated load test).
- Because the software is free, a contest that uses the Bridge Designer will be accessible to any student who has access to the internet and a Windows or Mac computer.
This document (Adobe .pdf format, 324 KB) provides our recommended procedures for organizing, publicizing, and implementing a local bridge design contest in your classroom, school, city, or region. If you have any questions about these procedures, please contact us.