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ACI
2007 FRP Composites Competition
Atlanta, Georgia - April 22, 2007 |
The
American Concrete Institute (ACI) is sponsoring the FRP
Composites Competition scheduled to be held in
conjunction with the ACI 2007 Spring Convention, Sunday,
April 22, 2007 in Atlanta, GA. Students are asked to
design, construct and test a concrete reinforced
structure with fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) bars to
achieve the optimal load to a weight ratio, predict the
load and predict the load that will result in a piston
deflection of 2.5 mm (0.1 in.).
Prizes for First, Second and Third Place will be awarded
to the teams with the Highest Load-To-Weight Ratios and
to the teams with the Most Accurate Predictions as
defined by competition rules.
Advance registration is now open and has a submission
deadline of March 8, with the official registration
deadline being April, 15.
Detailed information can be obtained at
http://www.concrete.org/STUDENTS/st_FRPcomposites.htm
If
you have further questions, please contact:
Melissa McClain
Student Activities
American Concrete Institute
38800 Country Club Drive
Farmington Hills, MI 48331
Fax: (248) 848-3740
Email:
students@concrete.org
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University of Colorado at Denver
Concrete
Frisbee Competition
Denver, Colorado - November 9, 2006 |
Civil
Engineering Assistant Professor Stephan Durham held a
concrete Frisbee competition on November 9, 2006. The
competitors were members of his senior level class, CE 3141:
Materials Testing Lab. Results included a winning distance
that was the "average of three throws"—132 ft.—and the
lightest Frisbee weighed only 0.26 lb. Frisbees went much
further than last semester, and there were some very
innovative designs.
Check out the rules
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ACI 2005
FRP
Composites Competition
New York City, NY -
April 17, 2005
Hosted
by: ACI
New Jersey Chapter and ACI Committee E 801
Program Coordinators:
John
J. Myers,
Vicki L. Brown,
Thomas R. Ament
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New Jersey Chapter ACI
Student Concrete Cylinder Competition Finalists (MTSU)
ACI International 2005 Spring Convention -
New York City -
April 17, 2005
(Pictured from Left to Right: Dr. Heather Brown, with MTSU
students David Flynn, Thomas Salisbury and Justin Farmer; and
Program Coordinator Tom Ament)
Hosted
by: ACI
New Jersey Chapter ACI
Program Coordinator: Thomas R. Ament
Faculty Advisor: Dr.
Heather Brown, MTSU
Objective:
The objective of this competition
is to design and produce concrete with the following properties:
3,500 pounds per square inch (psi) target 28-day compressive
strength, 115.0 pounds per cubic foot (pcf) target saturated
surface-dry density, high compressive strength to cementitious
content (psi) / (pounds per cubic yard), and low cost ($/cubic
yard).
COMPETITION RULES
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Environmental Competition -
Pervious Concrete
2005 ASCE Carolinas Conference
April 7-9, 2005 -
University of South Carolina -
Columbia, South Carolina
Daniel Sabia and
Dr. Liv Haselbach
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Charlie Pierce |
Recently pervious
concrete, "no-fines concrete" or "porous concrete" has been
developed to help with the problems of storm water runoff. It is
being used all around the country and it can be used for many
surfaces such as parking lots. The water is allowed to percolate
through the concrete into the ground instead of washing off so
that runoff and its potential for downstream pollution is
reduced.
One concern that people have is that pervious
concrete may allow oils and other hydrocarbons to percolate
through to the ground water underneath, but preliminary studies
have indicated that the pervious concrete may partially trap
them and still allow water to percolate through. This
competition is designed to explore the variation in hydrocarbon
trapping capacity in pervious concrete.
COMPETITION RULES (Word Document)
FINAL STANDINGS
(Word Document)
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