The American Concrete Institute has announced the winners of its 2011 Student Pervious Concrete Cylinder Competition. This competition is also sponsored by the Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems and the U.S. Green Building Council.
In this competition, teams are challenged to apply sustainability concepts and use their knowledge of concrete mix design to produce pervious concrete that balances permeability and splitting tensile strength (STS).
Teams are additionally challenged to develop a mix design that develops the highest load-to-cost ratio. A report that documents the team’s cylinder production process and preliminary results is scored.
Here are the winners:
Cylinder Performance Category
First Place: University of Florida. Ashlie Kerr and Ryan Catarelli; advisor, Dr. Christopher Ferraro.
Second Place: Missouri University of Science and Technology. Patrick Graves, Ethan Shackelford, Mike Wells, Dillon Corr and Greg Hickey; advisor, Lesley Sneed.
Third Place: Metropolitan University — Campus Azcapotzalco, Mexico City. Alfredo Landaverde Garcia, Ivan Pascual Devesa and Leonardo Sanchez Deheza; advisor, Francisco Gonzalez Diaz.
Load-to-Cost Ratio Category
First Place: University of Minnesota Duluth. Andrew Venaas, Kyle Berg, Philip Koktan and Benjamin Thiesse; advisor, Dr. Eshan Dave.
Second Place: Texas State University. Chase David, Daniel Calhoun and Seth Eggert; advisor, Christian Gaedicke, Ph.D., P.E.
Third Place: North Carolina State University. Heath Kent, Brian Beaver, Michael Lopez, Travis Wetteroff and Baxter Mclean; advisor, Roberto Nunez.
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