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Questions?  

If you have a question about the contest or if you are having a problem with the WPBD software:

(1) Please check our frequently asked questions pages. There's a good chance that you'll find the answer to your question there.

(2) If you can't find an answer in our FAQ pages, e-mail your question to us at wpbedc@usma.edu.

If you are experiencing a problem with the WPBD software, please include the following information in your e-mail message:

Which version of Windows are you using?
(WIndows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, or Vista)
Which version of the WPBD software did you download?
Which version of the WPBD Setup program are you using?
(Single-file setup or three-disk setup)
Please describe exactly what problem you are having. If you are receiving an error message, tell us exactly what the message says and when you received it (e.g., during download, during installation, at startup, when running the load test). If we can reproduce an error, we can fix it; but if you don't give us enough information to reproduce the error, there is very little chance that we will be able to help you.

We will do our best to answer all questions and requests within seven days. Why so slow? This contest is being run by three people--and we've got day jobs too. We're doing the best we can, but with 10,000+ contestants, we do not always have the time to give immediate individualized feedback.

95% of the questions we receive have already been answered in the FAQ. Save yourself some time and look there first.


Send Us Feedback  

Please send us your feedback about the contest and the WPBD software. Send e-mail to wpbedc@usma.edu. Let us know (1) who you are, (2) what aspects of the contest or software you have found to be useful or enjoyable, and (3) what aspects could be improved.

Your feedback helps us in several ways:

Your recommendations will help us to make the contest a more valuable learning experience for students.
Your recommendations will help us develop future updates of the West Point Bridge Designer software.
Your feedback will help convince potential sponsors to support this contest in the future.
Thanks for your support!

 

 

Frequently Asked Questions

Our FAQ pages include questions about:

The contest
Eligibility and registration
Downloading and using the WPBD software
Submitting designs
The scoreboard
Prizes


Note for AOL Users

If your AOL e-mail security is set up to refuse e-mail from anyone not in your address book, then you will not receive our response to your question. Our response will be sent from an address other than wpbedc@usma.edu. AOL will not recognize this address and will reject the message. Thus, if you want answers to your questions, you need to adjust your AOL security settings accordingly.