
The Competition Was Stiff But the Strong Prevailed
More than 400 students from area high schools gathered on the campus of the University of Cincinnati for its annual Bridge Building Competition, organized by the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering in the College of Engineering and Applied Science.
Our competition considers three categories, explained organizer Gian A. Rassati, assistant professor of structural engineering. First: Stiffness bridges that deform the least under the applied load, normalized by weight. Second: Strength bridges that take the most load, normalized by weight. And third: Overall combined performance in the two previous categories.
Nathan Weinle, William Henry Harrison H.S.
And the winners are .
STIFFNESS CATEGORY (First to third place):
- Zak Berger, William Henry Harrison High School
- Nathan Weinle, William Henry Harrison High School
- Mikaela Fechner and Madeleine Turk, Turpin High School
STRENGTH CATEGORY
(First to third place)
:
- Max Hungler, William Henry Harrison High School
- Robert Shepard and Andrew Taggert, Mason High School
- Ellen Phillips, Anderson High School
Mikaela Fechner and Madeleine Turk, Turpin H.S.
OVERALL BEST
(First to third place)
:
- Zak Berger, William Henry Harrison High School
- Nathan Weinle, William Henry Harrison High School
- Robert Shepard and Andrew Taggert, Mason High School
The Mason team came in second for strength and third overall.
Read about this years competition:
UC Civil Engineering's 2010 High-School Bridge Building Competition Proves to Be a Big Draw
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