Texas State CIM Students Receive Second Place in ACI Competition

Five CIM students participated in the ACI Egg Protection Device Competition in the ACI Fall 2010 Convention at Pittsburgh, PA. The objective of this contest is to build a small concrete frame that has the highest-impact-load resistance, and to promote a sustainable use of concrete. Texas State CIM majors Chris Traina, Travis Mouser, Griffin Taylor, Charles Carter and Chase Copenhaver, who worked under the supervision of Dr. Cristian Gaedicke, explored how the strategies used in the design and construction of their Egg Protection Device (EPD) could be applied to broader applications of concrete in sustainable development. In order to promote the positive social, economic, and environmental impacts of concrete, the students used 50% recycled aggregate and Class C fly ash in their mix. Their work received 2nd place in the sustainability ategory. More than ten teams from different universities in the United States and overseas participated in this competition.