American Concrete Institute Singapore Chapter – ACI-SC has been playing a proactive role in developing concrete technology through education, training, conferences, and short seminars. Its annual concrete competition seeks to contribute to the progress of the local concrete industry towards high-performance sustainable concrete technology. Each year, the competition seeks to create some positive vibes among the industry players and academic researchers/students.
For the Concrete Competition 2024, each team should create a Concrete Platform or Receptacle with a maximum size of 500mm (length) x 500mm (width) x 300mm (depth) using cement as the binder. Cement Binder used must be listed in SS EN 197-1. Other components of the concrete mix namely filler, aggregate, admixture and fibers can be innovative and sustainable materials.
The competition is open to individuals, tertiary institutes, companies, and organizations. Each team is allowed to submit only One entry with a Team Name and names of team members in each application. Each team member is allowed to join only one team. Registration is Free.
Judging Criteria:
The Concrete Competition 2024 will be judged by the following 2 criteria:
i. Criterion 1 – The team’s creativity in the design of the Concrete Platform/Receptacle. Participating teams may need to display their concrete platform/receptacle at the ACI SC conference for conference participants to view and vote on criterion 1 in Nov 2024.
ii. Criterion 2 – The total weight loaded onto the concrete platform/receptacle stably without any hand-supporting before the platform is completely submerged (the heavier the load carried the better)
The weightages for scoring for each of the criteria are 1st criterion (10%), 2nd criterion (90%).
For more details, please read the full Rules and Regulations below.
Prizes
- Gold Award ($1,000.00)
- Silver Award ($800.00)
- Bronze Award ($500.00)
- Merit Award ($300.00 each)
- Commendation ($200.00 each)
All winning and participating teams will be given a certificate of participation.
Registration and Submission
Please download the Official Entry Form in the pdf below.
All entries shall be emailed to: desmond@rakmat.com.sg
Attention to: Concrete Platform/Receptacle Competition Committee
ACI-Singapore Chapter (ACI-SC)
Closing date for registration: 16 Aug 2024 Fri