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Download and install the West Point Bridge Designer 2005 software. Use the software to design the least expensive bridge that will pass a simulated load test. U.S. students age 13 through grade 12 are eligible for prizes. Anyone else may enter our Open Competition.

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Software: Your task is to build a bridge which has to support a passing train and stay undamaged. Actually, it doesn't necessarily have to stay undamaged, the train just has to pass to the other side safely... Each bridge element is $100 and your budget is limited. The process is simulated using a fairly realistic physics engine and rendered in real time.