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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
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
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
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
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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