ACI Concrete Construction Competition
Sponsored by the Construction Liaison Committee of the American Concrete Institute (ACI) and the American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC)
2011 Concrete Construction Competition Winners
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Eligibility 
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 universities 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 school.
In addition, each winning team (limited to no more than five students) will be invited to the ACI Spring Convention in Tampa, FL. Attending teams will be invited to present their solutions at the Construction Liaison Committee meeting on April 3, 2011, where their school will receive an additional $500 to be used to cover travel expenses. Winning teams will also be recognized at the Student Lunch on April 4, 2011.
Rules
On February 4, 2011, a project statement will be e-mailed to the Project Manager for each preregistered team. This project can comprise anything that a Project Manager or Field Engineer may face on a concrete construction project.
A team can comprises one to five students. A student can be a member of only one team. A university and its departments may register more than three teams, but the department is responsible for selecting no more than three teams to submit as its official entries. Based on the order of receipt of the teams' preregistration forms, judging will be limited to fifty (50) official entries.
Each team's solution must be submitted as a PDF attachment and shall have no identification of the students, their school, or the school's location. The answer must have the identification number that is randomly assigned at the time the team is registered.
On February 11, 2011, the team's Project Manager must e-mail the team's solution to the ACI contact, Frances T. Griffith, at fgriffi@uark.edu. The answer must meet the requirements for form and content designated on the Project 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 job site), and economy (throwing money at a problem is not a solution).
The judges will be appointed by the Construction Liaison Committee of ACI: their decision will be final.
Preregistration
Preregistration will open on January 10, 2011.
Preregistration forms received before the preregistration period will be considered invalid.
The following information is required:
- University/school and department names;
- Project Manager's name and e-mail address;
Note: This will be the only team member contacted by the ACI Designated Person
- Names of each team member; and
- Name of Faculty Advisor with e-mail address and telephone number.
Note: The Faculty Advisor is responsible for confirming that the student(s) are undergraduate students at the time of this competition.
The ACI Designated Person (the person all e-mails should be sent to) is: Frances T. Griffith
Her e-mail address is: fgriffi@uark.edu.
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