1. Decking tand g 1x6s lapped 50%2. If plywood, better be beast3. Pre-fab max length=3 meters4. Weight of glued counts as non-wood weights5. Support plates can only be a rolling support.6. Transverse beams that support longitudinal deck will be considered a part of the deck. 7. Therefore, longitudinal distance between adjacent transverse beams will not be used to calculate maximum vertical deck deflection (span divided by 400 per rules)8. Weight of composite materials must be counted as non-wood weight if specifications cant be obtained from manufacturer. 9. Questions email: bhsouthwest@msrcd.org10. No, the bridge deck must be a plane surface. Some degree of camber (maximum of 15 mm) is allowed in longitudinal stringers if desired. 11. LVL is allowed12. Deck does not have to be wood13. No length constraints on tension members.14. The video should show the dial(s) only as loading increments of 4,8,12,16 and 20 kN are reached, then for every 15 minutes up to one hour. I would show all 3 dials only at the end of the one-hour load duration, since that is all that is really critical, assuming maximum deflection occurs at that point.15. The deck must be designed to carry The complete 4 load combination moved anywhere on the surface.16. If the selected loading point for measuring deck deflection falls in a cantilevered section of the deck, then adjust by deflections recorded in the 2 outside longitudinal beams (one closest to the selected loading point and one on the opposite side of the bridge). If the selected loading point is not cantilevered, subtract average deflections in the 2 longitudinal beams immediately to the left and right as instructed in the rules. 17. Yes, your interpretation is correct. Move the setup toward curb as needed to position at least two of the load points over the decks weakest points, then select one of these points to monitor for deck deflection. Also note that since the selected loading point to be monitored "must be halfway between any transverse members...that make contact with the decks underneath surface" and since the load setup cannot be moved longitudinally, the loading configuration must be considered during the bridge design process. If you build a bridge with transverse support members at or near and not equi-distant longitudinally from the loading points, you have a problem!18. Required curb?19. The intent of Competition Rules was to require that all wood members be "treated to AWPA standards". These standards require pre-treatment in a pressurized environment to attain adequate retention levels. Hopefully all contestants arranged for the use of pre-treated wood in their bridge. However, if any competition bridges are already constructed with untreated wood, one product that can be brushed or sprayed on (carefully and repeatedly) is copper naphthenate, available at most hardware stores as Cop-R-Tox, Termin-8, or possibly other labels. Copper naphthenate is an AWPA-approved wood preservative; however AWPA retention rates most likely cannot be achieved by "brush-ons", even repeatedly. Judges will have to determine eligibility of such entries, but without treatment of any kind they will be ineligible. Other AWPA-approved preservatives are possibly available commercially. Contestants using these for post-treatment application should document why and how (process, rates, etc.) they were used.20. To move from page 3 (Abstract) to page 4 (Table of Test Results) type "bridge" in the narrative template. Do the same thing to move from page 6 (Bridge Description) to page 7 (Drawings).21. When making your first visit to ONLINE ENTRY, you must click NEW ENTRY, enter PASSWORD, click ASSIGN PASSWORD. You will then get a message: Welcome Applicant, your ID is #, Your password is _______. Click GO TO DATA ENTRY PAGE, enter UNIVERSITY NAME as a minimum, then you must go to the end of the ONLINE ENTRY by clicking GO TO PAGE 2, etc. at the bottom left all the way through to either page 9 or page 10 (last page). There at bottom of page 9 or 10, click BACK TO SITE and your entry is saved. Dont forget your entry # or password! If you continue to have problems, call Bennie Hutchins at 601-833-5539 or email southwest@msrcd.org