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To be eligible, a contestant cannot have graduated from high school, as of the time of registration.

To be eligible, a contestant must be at least 13 years old at the time of registration.

citizens, age 13 through grade 12, who are attending school outside of the United States or are home-schooled outside of the United States.

Students, age 13 through grade 12, who are legally home schooled in the United States.

Students, age 13 through grade 12, who are currently enrolled in middle schools, junior high schools, and high schools in the United States.

Competing in teams of two is strongly encouraged.Īnyone may participate in the West Point Bridge Design Contest however, only eligible contestants may advance beyond the Qualifying Round and compete for prizes.Įligible contestants include the following: Students may compete individually or in teams of two members. The contest is broken up into three “Qualifying Round”, running from Januto 1:00 p.m.

Unfortunately, the bridge design competition which went along with this software is no longer happening, but the program is still available to use.How would you like to download software that allows you to learn about bridge building and earn money to pay for college at the same time? The 2016 West Point Bridge Design Contest is designed to provide middle school and high school students with an introduction to engineering. The objectives of this lesson are to introduce students to civil engineering and bridge design, construct a prototype that can be tested in the program, use the appropriate vocabulary in describing the construction of their bridge, and utilize technology to demonstrate prototyping and engineering practices. Students will then be able to create the designs described in the introduction and then make their own bridges to compete for the cheapest, working bridge. A video of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapse will be viewed and the engineering failures of this design will be discussed. Students will be introduced to the basic theory of structural design (forces, materials, properties, etc.) and learn the various types of bridges that are used in the world.

The West Point Bridge Design software is a free-to-use simulation for basic bridge design.