The undergraduates’ practical ability and creative ability could be trained with structural design competition. There are three main teaching links which involved structure selection,calculation and model making in the competition organization. In this paper, corresponding teaching measures are put forward to cultivate the students’ ability including conceptual design,numerical calculation and operation. Organizing intramural competition and opening innovative course are two kinds of effective teaching organization. Through these methods, the students’ practice ability and application ability using professional knowledge comprehensively can be improved. The prospective targets are achieved.