Open Source Ruby Scientific/Engineering Software

This version of Bridge Designer is deprecated. Release distribution binaries have been removed since 1 July 2026. The new ASCE Bridge Designer is a web app available at http://asce.org/bridge-designer. Please use and enjoy the new app! We thank all project supporters and users for decades of contributions. The new support channel is bridgedesignerteam@gmail.com The national contest is no longer active. Several regional contests exist worldwide. The new Bridge Designer includes tools for contest support. -------------- A national virtual bridge engineering contest with prizes for middle and high school kids, grades 6 to 12, but anyone can enter for fun. Based on the award-wining Bridge Designer client software, now open source through this project. Web site infrastructure supports worldwide participation in qualifying and semifinal rounds with a tiny administrative staff.

The DkIT Bridge Designer will provide you with a realistic introduction to engineering through an authentic, hands-on design experience. This software provides you with the tools to model, test, and optimize a steel highway bridge, based on realistic specifications, constraints, and performance criteria. Supported by Dundalk Insititute of Technology and All-Island Funds, this is a virtual bridge designer that allows kids of all ages learn about engineering and compete with their classmates!

JLink lets users author flow charts based on ISO 5807 and IBM standards. Developers can use JLink to add flowcharts to applications, serve a flow chart over the web in PDF or PNG, or dynamically create a flowchart with Javascript, Python or Ruby scripts