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Titanium Pedestrian Bridge Design Competition
The Defense Metals Technology Center (DMTC) of North Canton, Ohio and The University of Akron devised this unique Student Pedestrian Bridge Design Competition with two imperatives:
- To demonstrate the use of cost-effective Titanium as an alternate to steel in significant commercial applications.
- To show that Titanium is a realistic alternative to steel in bridge construction and rehabilitation, which is a fundamental national infrastructure issue.
Aerial view of the proposed bridge site.
There also will be a practical impact. That is solving a logistical quandary by designing a pedestrian bridge over railroad tracks that divide The University of Akron campus.
Where better to find skilled competitors than from Civil Engineering, Architecture, and Industrial Design departments and schools of qualified universities in the Metals Heartland of America: Ohio, western Pennsylvania, eastern Indiana, southeast Michigan, northern Kentucky and northern West Virginia.
By participating in this demonstration project, you will learn about and propose an application for what we believe will be the first bridge anywhere constructed exclusively of Titanium.
At the same time, the winning designs should attract widespread public attention and frame your future résumé.
There is also an attractive scholarship incentive for the winning students and institutions.
The success of the Student Pedestrian Bridge Design Competition should contribute to a much better understanding of the potential commercial applications of Titanium. In turn, this should create more demand for Titanium and initiate more production at lower prices. The anticipated outcome: the increased ability of the U.S. military to use more life-protecting Titanium in armaments.
The Titanium Bridge Story & Awards Banquet - May 20, 2010
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