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1/3/2020
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The TIU student chapter of ACI organized a Fiber-Reinforced Concrete (FRC) Bowling Ball Competition in cooperation with ACI Iraq Chapter on December 19, 2019 at Tishk International University Erbil Campus, Erbil, Iraq. Ten teams of civil engineering students participated in the event. Teams from Erbil Polytechnics University (EPU), Raparin University, and Tishk International University (TIU) participated each with two concrete balls made of fiber lightweight concrete with different mix designs. A team of judges monitored the process. Two tests were applied to the samples, one for each ball. During the compression test, the balls were compressed until cracks occurred in the sample. In the dropping tests, the balls were dropped from a height of two meters. The students participated in fun bowling games in between the two tests. The winners were determined based on the tests. First and third place winners were the teams from TIU and the second-place winner was the EPU team. The competition acts as a platform for students to meet each other and experience the concrete theories in practice. ACI will host the FRC Bowling Ball Competition on March 29, 2020, during the ACI Concrete Convention in Rosemont/Chicago, IL, USA. The deadline to register is February 13, 2020. Learn More about Regional Concrete Competitions and free student membership. Visit the Concrete Industry Calendar to browse upcoming events, and add your own event.
The TIU student chapter of ACI organized a Fiber-Reinforced Concrete (FRC) Bowling Ball Competition in cooperation with ACI Iraq Chapter on December 19, 2019 at Tishk International University Erbil Campus, Erbil, Iraq.
Ten teams of civil engineering students participated in the event. Teams from Erbil Polytechnics University (EPU), Raparin University, and Tishk International University (TIU) participated each with two concrete balls made of fiber lightweight concrete with different mix designs.
A team of judges monitored the process. Two tests were applied to the samples, one for each ball. During the compression test, the balls were compressed until cracks occurred in the sample. In the dropping tests, the balls were dropped from a height of two meters.
The students participated in fun bowling games in between the two tests. The winners were determined based on the tests. First and third place winners were the teams from TIU and the second-place winner was the EPU team.
The competition acts as a platform for students to meet each other and experience the concrete theories in practice.
ACI will host the FRC Bowling Ball Competition on March 29, 2020, during the ACI Concrete Convention in Rosemont/Chicago, IL, USA. The deadline to register is February 13, 2020.
Learn More about Regional Concrete Competitions and free student membership.
Visit the Concrete Industry Calendar to browse upcoming events, and add your own event.
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