2008 NATIONAL TIMBER BRIDGE DESIGN COMPETITION
Summary of Results

School Team

Net Bridge Deflection¹ mm

Net Deck Deflection² (percent of allowable)

Total Bridge Weight kg

Percent Non- Wood³

 Best Overall Design

Best Support Structure

Best Deck

Most Practical Design

Most Aesthetic Design

Most Innovative Design

Total Awards $

Univ. Of MA - Amherst  ASCE

2.10

A

1458

81.3

DQ

DQ

DQ

4

--

12

150⁵

OK State Univ. Team #1 - ASCE

4.49

38.1

725

3.4

3

3

4

1

1

5 tie

1,000

Univ. Of AR – Little Rock - FPS

7.69

62.2

438

2.5

4

5

6

3 tie

--

6

300

Clarkson Univ. - ASCE

7.07

22.5

341

3.65

1

2

1

6

4

2

1,750

Univ. of TX at San Ant. -  ASCE

7.09

36.1

327

8.22

6

7

3

8

2

4

600

OR State Univ.  orange team FPS/ASCE

2.06

B

518

3.07

DQ

10 tie

DQ

7

--

13 tie

150

OR State Univ.  black team FPS/ASCE

2.59

3.40

653

2.9

9

10 tie

8

12

--

13 tie

150

US Military Acad. - ASCE

6.53

26.1

491

18.15

8

9

7

13

--

5 tie

150

Ohio State Univ. - ASCE

>10

>100

562

2.3

DQ

DQ

DQ

11 tie

--

11

150

University of Buffalo - ASCE

9.96

23.0

318

12.3

7

11

5

9

--

7

150

U of MO at Col. Team 2 -ASCE

1.88

38.3

588

7.58

2

4

2

3 tie

5

3

1,200

San Fran St U  I-Beam -ASCE

13.87

69.8

294

4.33

DQ

DQ

10

5

--

10

150

U of MO at Col. Team 6 -ASCE

1.69

B

473

8.79

DQ

1

DQ

2 tie

3

1

1,050

Univ. of Tenn. - Martin - ASCE

2.03

B

550

2.34

DQ

8

DQ

11 tie

--

9

150

San Fran St U  Cable -ASCE

73.7

65.9

470

14.5

DQ

DQ

11

10

6

8 tie

250

OK State Univ Team 2 -ASCE

3.23

49.9

1021

0.89

5

6

9

2 tie

--

8 tie

350

This competition is open to all ASCE and FPS Student Chapters at universities and colleges across the U. S. and Canada.  2008 was the 16^th year of this event.

^{1 Maximum allowed = 10.0 mm                                        2 Maximum allowable = 100% of deck span ÷ 100                                  3 Maximum allowed = 25%}

^{4 Top three receive monetary awards.                               5 Each team also received a $150 Participation Award.}

DQ = Not eligible for performance award or Best Overall Design. Bridge did not meet all rulres and performance criteria.

A – Did not meet all design vriteria, so not eligible for performance award.

B – Load point and/or gage location not properly selected to test deck at weakest point.

ASCE – American Society of Civil Engineers     FPS – Forest Products Society