February Briefing from the
University of Texas at Austin ASCE Student chapter
By Marco Guzman
We’re going to nationals! On January 13th the UT Austin steel bridge team packed the van and headed for Lubbock to compete in the Texas- Mexico Region steel bridge competition. The top two teams from a field of ten, eight teams from Texas and two from Mexico, would earn a spot in the national competition. We placed first in lightness, stiffness, structural efficiency and second in construction economy and construction time. UT Austin was proud to bring home the second place overall finish. Our bridge weighed in at 156 lb while only deflecting 0.5 of an inch when loaded with 2100 lbs. Our success was made possible by all the companies that pitched in to help sponsor our team.
2100? regardless, Texas-Mexico conference should be given the SBT medal of valor for competing in mid-January.
Just Hook 'em Baby!
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