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4/2/2024
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The ACI Mortar Workability Competition was held on Sunday, March 24, 2024, during the ACI Concrete Convention in New Orleans, LA, USA. Twenty-eight teams from the USA, Canada, Mexico, Ecuador, Peru, Guatemala, Puerto Rico, Indonesia, Poland, and Chile submitted projects for judging in this year’s competition sponsored by ACI Committees S801 Student Competitions Committee, 238-Workability of Fresh Concrete Committee, 238- A Student Workability Committee, and Baker Concrete. The undergraduate university teams focus on workability and rheological properties of cement-based materials. Teams are challenged to create a mortar mixture with optimum flowability and stability. Cash prizes were awarded ranging from $750 USD, $500 USD, and $250 USD for first, second, and third prizes respectively. Overall Efficiency 1st Place: West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin 2nd Place: Universidad Nacional de Ingenieria 3rd Place: University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez Ecological Design 1st Place: University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez 2nd Place: Universidad Nacional de Ingenieria 3rd Place: West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin Economical Design 1st Place: West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin 2nd Place: Universidad Nacional de Ingenieria 3rd Place: Universidad Panamericana campus Guadalajara The Pervious Concrete Cylinder Competition will be held November 3, 2024, at the Marriott Philadelphia Downtown in Philadelphia, PA, USA. Registration will open May 1. Visit the ACI Mortar Workability Competition homepage to view the results and learn more about ACI Concrete Competitions.
The ACI Mortar Workability Competition was held on Sunday, March 24, 2024, during the ACI Concrete Convention in New Orleans, LA, USA.
Twenty-eight teams from the USA, Canada, Mexico, Ecuador, Peru, Guatemala, Puerto Rico, Indonesia, Poland, and Chile submitted projects for judging in this year’s competition sponsored by ACI Committees S801 Student Competitions Committee, 238-Workability of Fresh Concrete Committee, 238- A Student Workability Committee, and Baker Concrete.
The undergraduate university teams focus on workability and rheological properties of cement-based materials. Teams are challenged to create a mortar mixture with optimum flowability and stability. Cash prizes were awarded ranging from $750 USD, $500 USD, and $250 USD for first, second, and third prizes respectively.
Overall Efficiency
1st Place: West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin
2nd Place: Universidad Nacional de Ingenieria
3rd Place: University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez
Ecological Design
1st Place: University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez
3rd Place: West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin
Economical Design
3rd Place: Universidad Panamericana campus Guadalajara
The Pervious Concrete Cylinder Competition will be held November 3, 2024, at the Marriott Philadelphia Downtown in Philadelphia, PA, USA. Registration will open May 1.
Visit the ACI Mortar Workability Competition homepage to view the results and learn more about ACI Concrete Competitions.
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