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The Quad City Engineering and Science Council (QCESC) |
3rd Annual Battle of Bridge Contest
In 2008, the Quad City Engineering and Science Council sponsored it's first bridge building contest as part of a series of workshops supporting the Da Vinci Exhibit at the Putnam Museum in Davenport. Based on the success of the contest, this is now an annual event with the 3rd annual contest set for Saturday, February 13, 2010 at the Putnam. The registration form and details are below.Objective:
To build a model bridge onsite given a box of materials provided at the
workshop within a time limit of 3 hours that is capable of supporting the
greatest load per unit of mass.
Who:
The contest is open to any student, grade or age. A team may consist two,
three or four people. Teams will be categorized accordingly. All members of the
team must sign up on the registration form. Registration is limited to the first
120 participants or 30 teams.
Where:
Putnam Museum & IMAX Theatre
1717 West 12th Street
Davenport, IA 52804
General Information: (563) 324-1933 extension 205
www.putnam.org
Category:
The contest is open to any student, grade or age. A team may consist of one,
two, three or four people. Teams will be categorized accordingly. All
members of the team must be signed up on the registration form.
Registration is limited to the first 120 participants or 30 teams
Team Categories:
When:
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Cost:
$10 per team. The cost includes a bridge building kit provided to
you at the workshop and a Certificate of Participation. The cost does
not include entrance to the museum and/or IMAX theatre.
Registration:
Registration deadline is Wednesday, February 10, 2010. Registration is
limited to the first 120 participates or 30 teams based on receipt of
registration form and the $10 entry fee. If room is still available,
walk-in registrations will be accepted.
Register by phone: (563) - 324-1933 ext. 242.
Register by mail: Send registration form and check/money to the address
listed below. Checks payable to "Putnam Museum & IMAX Theatre".
Link
to Registration Form in PDF Format (Print and Complete by Hand)
Putnam Museum & IMAX Theatre
Attn: Battle of the Bridges
1717 West 12th Street
Davenport, Iowa 52804
Awards:
Awards are based on bridges with the highest structural efficiency (E =
maximum load / model mass). 1st, 2nd and 3rd place prizes in each category will
be awarded along with a grand prize award to the team with the overall highest
structural efficiency. In addition, each participant will receive a Certificate
of Participation.
Further Information:
If you have registration questions, please contact: Putnam Museum: Sally
Patterson at (563) 324-1933 ext. 205
All other questions, please contact: Bridge Chairman: Scott Bullock at (309)
269-0586 or
scott.a.bullock@us.army.mil
Sponsors:
Quad City Engineering & Science Council
Society of American Military Engineers
American Society of Civil Engineers
Ashton Engineering
Townsend Engineering
Missman Stanley & Associates, P.C
Iowa State University Engineering College
University of Iowa Engineering College
Putnam & IMAX Theatre
Hanson Professional Services, Inc.
Flaerty, Hanson & Baer, P.C.
Exelon - Quad Cities
US Army Corps of Engineers
Augustana College
St. Ambrose University
(webmaster@qcesc.org).