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Ultra-High Performance Concrete Student Competition Winners

7/2/2019

First place team (Stevens Institute of Technology, USA).

As part of the Second International Interactive Symposium on Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC), a companion student competition was held to grow interest in the area of UHPC amongst engineering and architecture students. The basic premise of the competition was to design an aesthetically pleasing and structurally efficient, at least 36 in. long flexural beam made out of UHPC (proprietary or self-developed mix designs) to support a minimum and maximum loads of 12 kips and 16 kips respectively at the mid-span.

The student teams’ efforts were evaluated in two phases The student teams’ efforts were evaluated in two phases: 1) a written report in Phase 1; and 2) onsite testing at the Symposium. Phase one of the competition was based upon a written report and a presentation of research findings. A total of 10 student teams were invited to the onsite competition to compete in phase two, which focused on the presentation given and on-site testing at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York on June 2-5, 2019. The student teams were judged on the performance of the beam, accuracy of the calculations, poster presentation, short video showing their preparation and efficiency of beam.

Student Teams invited for the onsite competition:
Iowa State University, USA
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, USA
Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China
Stevens Institute of Technology, USA
The University of Connecticut, USA
The University of Delaware, USA
Virginia Military Institute, USA
Polytechnic State of Semarang, Indonesia
Catholic University of Cuenca, Ecuador (2 Teams)

Winners:

• 1st Place (overall competition) (Prize Money: $600 check and certificate and UHPC winner Trophy)
  Stevens Institute of Technology, USA
2nd Place (overall competition) (Prize Money: $300 check and certificate)
The University of Delaware, USA
• 3rd Place (overall competition) (Prize Money: $200 check and certificate)
  Catholic University of Cuenca, Ecuador
• Best Report (Prize Money: $150 check and certificate)
  The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, USA
• Sustainable Design (Prize Money: $100 check and certificate)
  The University of Connecticut, USA
• Best Poster Presentation (Prize Money: $150 check and certificate)
  The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, USA
• Best Video (Prize Money: $100 check and certificate)
  Iowa State University, USA
  
  

The UHPC student competition committee is represented by academics and industry personnel:

• Dr. Sriram Aaleti, Co-Chair, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
• Dr. Mohammed Alnaggar, Co-Chair, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
• Dr. Kacie D'Alessandro, Washington and Lee University
• Dr. Rafic El Helou, NRC Associate at FHWA
• Mr. Bill Kulish, Steelike Concrete®
• Dr. Marta Miletic, Auburn University
• Mr. Jimm Milligan, Bekaert®
• Mr. Matthew Offenberg, Owens Corning®
• Dr. Pinar Okumus, The State University of New York at Buffalo
• Dr. George Quercia, TAKTL®
• Dr. Ravi Ranade, The State University of New York at Buffalo
• Mr. Larry Rowland, Lehigh White Cement®
• Dr. Nathalie Roy, The University of Sherbrook, Canada
• Dr. Hartanto Wibowo, Iowa State University
• Dr. Jun Xia, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China
  

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