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10/30/2019
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The American Concrete Institute announces the winners of its Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites Student Competition, held recently at the Concrete Convention and Exposition in Cincinnati, OH, USA. Universidad San Francisco de Quito The competition objectives were for students to design, construct, and test a concrete structure reinforced with fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) to achieve the optimal load-to-cost ratio, predict the ultimate load, and predict the load that will result in a piston deflection of 3.5 mm (0.14 in.). Structure Type 1 Category 1st place: Universidad Central Del Ecuador (Ecuador) Students: Amaguaya Pacalla Mario, Cárdenas Sánchez Marlon, Morales Arcos Luis Vicente, Quilumbaquín Álvarez Emerson Patricio, Albán Duque Erik Jonathan, Brito Fray Juan, León Tapia Alexis Faculty Advisor: Ing. Sánchez Oñate Diego Mauricio, Ing. Luis Wladimir Morales Gubio 2nd place: Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (USA) Students: Dalton Brookshire, David Rall, Paityn Jansen, Martin Witges, Holly Liebel, Josh Hemann, Joel Kuhlmann Faculty Advisors: Anne Werner 3rd place: Bannari Amman Institute of Technology (India) Students: Govindhan Shanmugam, Gowtham Thirumoorthy, Ranjithselvan Karuppusamy, EniyaChandramouli Gunasekaran Faculty Advisor: Manjunath Nochikkuttai Venkatachalam Structure Type 2 Category 1st place: Universidad San Francisco de Quito (Ecuador) Students: Bernardo Carrera, Daniela González, Mirta Grefa, Elizabeth Rueda, Melanie Soria Faculty Advisor: Eng. Gustavo Tapia 2nd place: North Carolina State University (USA) Students: Amy Butler, Renzo Cieza Morro Faculty Advisors: Roberto Nunez 3rd place: University of Minnesota Duluth (USA) Students: Joshua Comstock, Grant Magnuson, Matthew Henderson, Joshua Tomczak, Brandon Anderson Faculty Advisor: Dr. Mary Christiansen Registration for the Fiber-Reinforced Concrete (FRC) Bowling Ball Competition will open on November 1, 2019. The competition will take place during The Concrete Convention and Exposition at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare in Rosemont, IL, USA, on March 29, 2020. ACI's nationally recognized student competitions give students the opportunity to participate in interesting and educational concrete projects. For more information on ACI’s Student Competitions, please visit concrete.org. ### For more information, contact: Julie Webb Marketing 248-848-3148 julie.webb@concrete.org American Concrete Institute | Always advancing concrete.org Always advancing – Founded in 1904 with a headquarters in Farmington Hills, MI, USA, and a regional office in Dubai, UAE, the American Concrete Institute is a leading authority and resource worldwide for the development, dissemination, and adoption of its consensus-based standards, technical resources, educational & training programs, certification programs, and proven expertise for individuals and organizations involved in concrete design, construction, and materials, who share a commitment to pursuing the best use of concrete. For additional information, visit concrete.org.
The American Concrete Institute announces the winners of its Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites Student Competition, held recently at the Concrete Convention and Exposition in Cincinnati, OH, USA.
Universidad San Francisco de Quito
The competition objectives were for students to design, construct, and test a concrete structure reinforced with fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) to achieve the optimal load-to-cost ratio, predict the ultimate load, and predict the load that will result in a piston deflection of 3.5 mm (0.14 in.).
Structure Type 1 Category
1st place: Universidad Central Del Ecuador (Ecuador) Students: Amaguaya Pacalla Mario, Cárdenas Sánchez Marlon, Morales Arcos Luis Vicente, Quilumbaquín Álvarez Emerson Patricio, Albán Duque Erik Jonathan, Brito Fray Juan, León Tapia Alexis Faculty Advisor: Ing. Sánchez Oñate Diego Mauricio, Ing. Luis Wladimir Morales Gubio
2nd place: Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (USA) Students: Dalton Brookshire, David Rall, Paityn Jansen, Martin Witges, Holly Liebel, Josh Hemann, Joel Kuhlmann Faculty Advisors: Anne Werner
3rd place: Bannari Amman Institute of Technology (India) Students: Govindhan Shanmugam, Gowtham Thirumoorthy, Ranjithselvan Karuppusamy, EniyaChandramouli Gunasekaran Faculty Advisor: Manjunath Nochikkuttai Venkatachalam
Structure Type 2 Category
1st place: Universidad San Francisco de Quito (Ecuador) Students: Bernardo Carrera, Daniela González, Mirta Grefa, Elizabeth Rueda, Melanie Soria Faculty Advisor: Eng. Gustavo Tapia
2nd place: North Carolina State University (USA) Students: Amy Butler, Renzo Cieza Morro Faculty Advisors: Roberto Nunez
3rd place: University of Minnesota Duluth (USA) Students: Joshua Comstock, Grant Magnuson, Matthew Henderson, Joshua Tomczak, Brandon Anderson Faculty Advisor: Dr. Mary Christiansen
Registration for the Fiber-Reinforced Concrete (FRC) Bowling Ball Competition will open on November 1, 2019. The competition will take place during The Concrete Convention and Exposition at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare in Rosemont, IL, USA, on March 29, 2020.
ACI's nationally recognized student competitions give students the opportunity to participate in interesting and educational concrete projects. For more information on ACI’s Student Competitions, please visit concrete.org.
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For more information, contact:
Julie Webb Marketing 248-848-3148 julie.webb@concrete.org American Concrete Institute | Always advancing concrete.org
Always advancing – Founded in 1904 with a headquarters in Farmington Hills, MI, USA, and a regional office in Dubai, UAE, the American Concrete Institute is a leading authority and resource worldwide for the development, dissemination, and adoption of its consensus-based standards, technical resources, educational & training programs, certification programs, and proven expertise for individuals and organizations involved in concrete design, construction, and materials, who share a commitment to pursuing the best use of concrete. For additional information, visit concrete.org.
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