Author Archives: Stephen Ressler

In July 2016, the Board of Direction of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) — our primary sponsor — decided that it would no longer fund the Engineering Encounters Bridge Design Contest.  As a result, the contest database and … Continue reading →

See our Results page for standings of the Final Round.

The Qualifying Round of the 2016 contest has now ended.  The results are posted here!

The EEBDC website is now open for bridge design submissions.  Happy designing!

Registration for the 2016 contest begins at 1:00 p.m. EST today.  You’ll be able to download the new 2016 version of the Bridge Designer software at that time as well.

Yes, there will be a 2016 Bridge Design Contest!  Click here for the updated schedule…

Check out the 2105 Contest Results page to find our which teams qualified for the Semi-Finals!

The Qualifying Round ends today at 1:00 p.m. Eastern time.  This is your last chance to compete for glory and fabulous prizes (until 2016, of course)!

As of April 15th, over 7,500 teams have registered for the Engineering Encounters Bridge Design Contest.  5,437 of these teams (3,192 high school, 1,821 middle school, and 363 open) have uploaded over 22,390 unique bridge designs to our contest website for … Continue reading →

The 2015 Engineering Encounters Bridge Design Contest is underway!  So far, over 2,000 teams have registered and submitted over 5,000 bridge designs. What are you waiting for?

Contest registration is now open, and the Bridge Designer 2015 software is available for download.  You can start uploading your designs at 1:00 p.m. EST on January 13th.  Good luck!

Thanks to the generosity of the American Society of Civil Engineers, we will be able to offer the Engineering Encounters Bridge Design Contest again n 2015.  The Contest Schedule is now posted!

The 2014 Engineering Encounters Bridge Design Contest ended with our highly successful Final Round competition on June 28th.  See the Contest Results for details.  Watch for information about the 2015 contest this fall.

In the Qualifying Round of the Engineering Encounters Bridge Design Contest, over 6,300 teams submitted 27,804 unique bridge designs to the contest website for judging.  The Contest Results are now posted! Although the Qualifying Round is over, you can still … Continue reading →