CSUF ASCE Steel Bridge Team
CSUF ASCE Steel Bridge Team
Project Statement:
Compete in the PSWS Steel Bridge competition hosted by ASCE with a steel bridge following all competition regualtions.
Outcome:
Cut and deburred over 50+ pieces for the bridge, which ended up being 20+ ft with 200+ individual pieces.
Selected to travel to the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa for the 2024 PSWS Competition to present our bridge, represent CSUF in front of hundreds of schools and states, and assist our competitive construction team.
We did receive DNF for the PSWS competition, but did win Overall Best Project in the 2024 CSUF ECS Innovation Expo.
"Based on the analysis of the structural integrity of the bridge using the software SAP2000, there was successful verification of the design to ideally fit within the parameters established through the AISC rules for steel bridge." - CSUF News
Duties:
Cut pieces for the steel bridge based on shop drawings using various tools such as angle grinders, bandsaws, and water jet.
Deburr pieces using deburr grinder.
Welding when necessary.
Thought Process:
It was my first exposure to a machine shop setting, so I wanted to learn and get as much hands on learning as possible from fellow mechanical engineering students and especially from civil engineering students.