The American Concrete Institute has announced the winners of its 2017 Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Polymer Composites Competition.
The competition took place at the Concrete Convention and Exposition in Detroit, MI, USA.
During the competition, students designed, constructed, and tested a concrete structure reinforced with fiber-reinforced polymer bars to achieve the best load-to-cost ratio, predicted the ultimate load, and predicted the load that would result in a piston deflection of 3.5 mm (0.14 in.).
Structure Type 1 Category
1st Place:
Universidad San Francisco de Quito: Santiago Bolaños, Danilo Garcia, Alejandra Leon Faculty Advisor – Francisco Játiva
2nd Place:
Facultad de Estudios Superiores Aragón Team: Hernández de la Cruz José Eduardo, Olea Silva Juan Jesús, Ruiz Garduño Eduardo Andrés Faculty Advisor – Jose Paulo Mejorada Mota
3rd Place: Universidad De Cuenca Team: Alvaro Román Bacuilima Muñoz, Darwin Miguel Apolo Bustamante, Rubén Sebastián Guambaña Chérrez, Wilson Paúl Guillén Chima, Jasson Rubén Sánchez Calle ?Faculty Advisor – Dr. Juan Fernando Zalamea León
Structure Type 2 Category
1st Place:
Universidad San Francisco de Quito: Andres Rodriguez, Jose Eduardo Paredes, Milagros Jimenez, Juan José Tamayo Faculty Advisor – Francisco Jativa 2nd Place: Facultad de Estudios Superiores Aragón Team: González Cruz José Antonio, González Ramírez Juan Manuel Faculty Advisor – Jose Paulo Mejorada Mota 3rd Place: University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez Team: Isabelle Martínez Rivera, Kaliam Y Ortiz, Jaime Fuentes Ortiz, Manuel González Soto Faculty Advisor – Arsenio Cáceres
