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ACI Concrete Construction Competition

Sponsored by the Construction Liaison Committee of the American Concrete Institute (ACI) and the American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC)

2007 Concrete Construction Competition Winners

2006 Concrete Construction Competition Winners

2005 Concrete Construction Competition Winners

Eligibility   

Provide a solution This competition is open to all Undergraduate Students attending a University, College, or Technical School (Hereafter referred to as University). Students in Departments of Construction Engineering, Construction Management, and Construction Technology are especially encouraged to apply.

Prizes     

First, second, and third place entries will be awarded a certificate of recognition plus the following:

The first place entry will be published in Concrete International and this team’s University will receive a $300 cash award. The Departments of the second-place and third-place teams will receive cash awards of $200 and $100, respectively. Note that, although more than one Department from a given University can enter, only one prize will be awarded to any one University.

In addition, each winning team (limited to no more than 5 students) will be invited to the ACI Convention in Los Angeles. Attending teams will be invited to present their solutions at the Construction Liaison Committee meeting on Sunday morning March 30, 2008, where their Department will receive an additional $500 to be used to cover travel expenses. Winning teams will also be recognized at the Student Lunch, from Noon to 2:00pm on Monday, March 31, 2008.

Rules     

On February 1, 2008, at 12:00 Noon MST, a problem statement will be emailed to the Project Manager for each pre-registered team. This problem can comprise of anything that a project manager or field engineer may face on a concrete construction project.
A team can have any number of members and must come from the same University (we recommend that a team comprises 1 to 5 members). A student can be a member of only one team. A University and its Departments may register more than 3 teams, but a University is responsible for selecting no more than 3 teams to submit as its Official Entries. Based on the order of receipt of the teams’ pre-registration forms, judging will be limited to fifty (50) Official Entries.

The answer must be submitted as an attachment and shall have no identification of the students, the University or the University’s location. The answer must have the identification number that is randomly assigned at the time the team is registered.  
On February 8, 2008 no later than 12:00 Noon MST, the team’s Project Manager must email the team’s answer to the ACI Designated Person. The answer must meet the form designated on the Problem Statement.

Responses will be judged on the basis of clarity (presentation is concise and easily understood), technical quality (solution is relevant to the problem and readily implemented at the jobsite), and economy (throwing money at a problem is not a solution).

The Judges will include members of the Construction Liaison Committee of ACI, members of ASCC, or current or former staff members from either ACI or ASCC. Their decision will be final.

Pre-registration     

Pre-registration will open at January 21, 2008 and will close at January 30,2008.
Pre-registration forms received before the pre-registration period will be considered invalid.

The following information must be sent to the ACI Designated Person by:

1. University and Department names;
2. Project Manager’s name and email address;
   Note: This will be the only team member contacted by the ACI Designated Person
3. Names of each team member; and
4. Name of Faculty Advisor with email  address and telephone number;
   Note: The Faculty Advisor is responsible for informing the ACI Designated Person that the student(s) are undergraduate students at their University at time of this competition and if any Project Manager is not receiving information at the designated times.

Contact Information 

Luke M. Snell
E-mail: Luke.Snell@asu.edu