Model Bridge Competition Day

BSCES Model Bridge Competition Day

Sponsored by the BSCES Public Awareness & Outreach Committee

MassDOT, 2nd Floor
10 Park Plaza
Boston, MA
8:00 AM - 3:00 PM

The Model Bridge Competition is a jointly sponsored event by the BSCES Infrastructure Group and the Massachusetts Pre-Engineering Program (MassPEP) in collaboration with the Massachusetts Highway Department (MassHighway). This contest aims to provide students with hands-on experience face-to-face with structural engineers. Students from middle and high schools, from Massachusetts and Rhode Island, dedicate months of thought and hard work to envision, understand, design, construct, and test their model bridges. Volunteers from BSCES, MassPEP, MassHighway, high school teachers, and consulting practicing engineers serve as student mentors, school coordinators and teachers, judges, and event organizers. These mentors work at the schools a minimum of two hours per week through the months of November and January to assist the students in conceptualize, design, and then construct a model bridge of the specified material. All the students, along with the mentors and school teachers, gather on a Saturday in early February for the judging and testing of the structures. The day is a fun and memorable one for the students.  Awards are presented for aesthetics and strength categories at an awards luncheon during Engineers Week.
 
BSCES is looking for volunteers to help run the competition. To volunteer, sign-up to become a mentor or any other questions, please email Olivia Richards (oliviaannerichards@gmail.com).