School of Engineering
and Applied Sciences

The build team, from left: Jarrod Rizzi​ (camera on helmet) hands a part to Ryan Hickey as Rachel Williams attaches another part. Jonathan Fomenko stands by on the far right.

View from the helmet cam: Speed is one of the most important criteria for the build team.

Team members must work together as quickly as possible to complete the construction of the bridge. The team completed construction in under 5 minutes.

Once the bridge is constructed, it was moved from the "yard" in the Student Union outdoors for the other tests.

A laser level is used for some measurements.

John Gast (brown coat), industry adviser in the Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, watches intently as the load test team prepares for the various load tests.

As measurements are taken, Todd Snyder, instructional support specialist in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and adviser to UB's American Society of Civil Engineers student club, crouches down to take a closer look while John Gast (brown coat) talks to a judge.

Load test team members Jonathan Fomenko and Ryan Hickey begin placing weights on the bridge.

Jonathan Fomenko (left) and Andrew Kist add more weight as one of the judges watches.

A plumb bob is used to measure the level of the bridge with a load of 2,500 lbs.

The bridge also must undergo a side pull test — in this case, 50 lbs.

The load test team (from left): Jonathan Fomenko, Ryan Hickey and Andrew Kist.