ASCE Society-Wide Competitions Rules & Regulations
Please take a moment to read the competition rules carefully.
Each competition provides a “Requests for Information (RFI)” period so that student teams can ask questions about the rules. See the rules document for where and when to send RFIs as well as how to access the responses.
ASCE Concrete Canoe Competition
The ASCE Concrete Canoe Competition provides students a unique opportunity to gain hands-on practical experience while testing their skills with concrete mix designs and project management challenges.
- 2023 ASCE Concrete Canoe Competition Request for Proposals - Rules (PDF)
- Mix Proportion Table (PDF)
- Pre-Qualification Forms (PDF)
- Concrete Canoe Kick-Off Webinar (Video)
- Concrete Canoe Proposal Writing Webinar (Video)
- Concrete Canoe Project Proposals
ASCE Innovation Contest
The mission of the 2023 ASCE Innovation Contest is to develop an innovation that addresses one of the following three ASCE Report Card topics: Drinking Water, Energy, and Roads.
ASCE Sustainable Solutions Competition
For 2023, the fictional City of ASCE wants to revitalize one downtown block of Engineer Street. The city hopes to turn the underutilized area into a gathering place for the community and reimagine the surrounding spaces to create a cohesive and walkable corridor.
- 2023 ASCE Sustainable Solutions Competition Rules (PDF)
Note: A Cerberus upload link was updated and the dates of the Society-wide Competition Finals were corrected in the rules on 9/20/22
ASCE UESI Surveying Competition
The educational and professional goals of this competition include a recognition of the importance of basic surveying principles to all civil engineering projects. Students will be required to use standard field and office equipment and procedures to solve real-world problems encountered in industry.
- 2023 ASCE UESI Surveying Competition Rules (PDF)
Note: A Cerberus upload link was updated and the dates of the Society-wide Competition Finals were corrected in the rules on 9/20/22
Student Steel Bridge Competition
The Student Steel Bridge Competition challenges students to an intercollegiate competition that supplements their education with a comprehensive, student-driven project experience from conception and design through fabrication, erection, and testing.
ASCE Construction Institute Student Symposium Competition – Pilot
The Construction Institute Student Symposium Competition provides a construction engineering experience for civil engineering students through a challenge project. Team tasks include developing a schedule, estimate, and risk management documents, as well as delivering an oral presentation.
Student Symposium Hosts: If you are interested in hosting this pilot competition at your 2023 ASCE Student Symposium, please email [email protected] with the title “ASCE Construction Institute Student Symposium Pilot Competition".
Timber-Strong Design Build Competition – Pilot
The competition seeks student teams to design and build an artistically creative 2-story wood light-framed building that is sustainable, aesthetically pleasing and structurally durable.
- 2023 ASCE Timber-Strong Design Build Competition Rules (PDF)
Note: A Cerberus upload link was updated in the rules on 9/20/22
Student Symposium Hosts: If you are interested in hosting this pilot competition at your 2023 ASCE Student Symposium, please email [email protected] with the title “Timber-Strong Design Build Competition".