ZJU Performs Impressively at 2016 ASCE Mid-Pacific Student Conference

This year’s ASCE Mid-Pacific Student Conference was held from April 6-9 on Reno Campus, the University of Nevada. Zhejiang University attended two of the seven competitions: the GeoWall competition and the Steel Bridge competition.

The ZJU team for the GeoWall competition was comprised of four members, including Fu Lei, Li Ke, Zhuang Yansheng and Yang Songqing while the ZJU team for the Steel Bridge competition included Shen Kai, Wang Weidi, Zhan Xingbin and Ao Shuang.

The mission of the Steel Bridge competition is to supplement the education of civil engineering students with a comprehensive, student-driven project experience from conception and design through fabrication, erection, and testing, culminating in a steel structure that meets client specifications and optimizes performance and economy. And the objective of the GeoWall competition is to design and build a model mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) retaining wall using paper reinforcement taped to a posterboard wall facing. The ZJU team for the GeoWall competition clinched the coveted 1st place at this conference while the ZJU team for the Steel Bridge competition also did a fantastic job. Their exceptional performance is an accurate reflection of globalization in undergraduate programs in the field of civil engineering.