Structural Design and Engineering
Description
Participants work as a team to build a designated structure using criteria from the annual challenge. Teams apply the principles of structural design and engineering through research, design, construction, destructive testing, and assessment to determine the design efficiency of the structure.
Mountlake Terrace, Team 11, 2024 1st Place
Event Deadlines
January 23, 2025
Students will need their Participant ID number, and password, from their advisor. Only the team captain will be able to upload the file.
Students submit full size, three (3) view drawing (hand or computer generated) of their structure for scoring
April 2025
Students submit pre-built structure and portfolio on Wednesday evening. Prelim testing will occur Thursday, and a semifinalist list will be posted.
Semifinalists build another structure onsite on Friday.
Washington TSA Rules
To compete, students must:
Belong to a currently affiliated TSA chapter
Be registered (by their TSA advisor) for competition by December 20, 2024 ($30)
Compete in the January 23, 2025 virtual competition (see individual event pages for details)
Be selected as a top competitor in their event(s) and invited to participate at State
Number of competitors is dependent on specific event
Qualifying competitor lists will be published by February 10, 2025
State Conference registration week February 24-28, 2025 (see state conference page for details)
At the state level, an unlimited number of teams per chapter may compete. Only 5 teams per chapter can advance to finals.
Additional Information
Event Coordinator: Mark Burbank, burbankm@edmonds.wednet.edu
Event Manager: Kari Potter, kpotter@washingtontsa.org
