ACI Concrete Construction Competition
Sponsored by the Construction Liaison Committee of the American Concrete Institute (ACI) and the American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC)
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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 Internationaland 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 University.
In addition, each winning team (limited to no more than 5 students) will be invited to the ACI Convention in San Antonio. Attending teams will be invited to present their solutions at the Construction Liaison Committee meeting on Sunday, March 15, 2009, where their University 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 2:00 pm on Monday, March 16, 2009.
Rules
On February 13, 2009, at 12:00 Noon MST, a problem statement will be emailed to the Project Manager for each preregistered team. This problem can comprise of anything that a project manager or field engineer may face on a concrete construction project.
A team can be comprised of 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.
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 20, 2009, 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 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 12, 2009.
Preregistration forms received before the preregistration period will be considered invalid.
The following information must be sent to the ACI Designated Person by:
- University and Department names;
- Project Manager's name and email 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 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.
The ACI Designated Person (the person all emails should be sent to) is: Luke M. Snell
His e-mail address is: luke.snell@asu.edu
To ensure that the judging is completed in a timely and conscientious manner, judging will be limited to fifty (50) Offical Entries, selected in order of receipt of their preregistration information. Faculty members are therefore urged to preregister as soon as possible after January 12, 2009.
Please include the following information:
Name of University:
Name of Department:
Project Manager's Name:
Project Manager's E-mail Address:
Note: This will be the only team member contacted by the ACI Designated Person
Names of the other team members:
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Faculty Advisor's Name:
Faculty Advisor's E-mail Address:
Faculty Advisor's Phone Number:
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