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University of Florida Wins 2023 Student Steel Bridge Competition
For the second year in a row, student engineers from the University of Florida took first place in the Student Steel Bridge Competition.
This year, the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) and the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) challenged students across North America to design, analyze, fabricate, and construct a conceptual scaled steel bridge to serve as a hypothetical crossing in the San Diego National Wildlife Refuge.
The conceptual bridge would allow users to access trails on both sides of Sweetwater River and also provide better access for park service vehicles. It would be able to support the weight of pedestrians, cyclists, and equestrians as well as maintenance and park vehicles. This is a wildlife refuge, so engineers would have to respect the existing habitat--no construction activity could take place within the river.
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