Stevens team wins first place overall at ACI concrete cylinder competition
Seniors John Freda and Colleen Kirk competed against 17 other entries
HOBOKEN , N.J. — Stevens Institute of Technology seniors John Frega and Colleen Kirk recently placed first in the American Concrete Institute’s Student Concrete Cylinder competition. The team’s submission was one of 17 entries in the competition, which was held in conjunction with the national ACI convention in Denver . Frega and Kirk, both Civil Engineering majors, began work for the competition as part of their senior design project. In addition to their undergraduate work, Frega is also pursing a Construction Management Master’s Degree and Kirk is earning a Master’s Degree in Structural Engineering.
Entrants were required to produce concrete cylinders with an average compressive strength of 3,500 psi (24.1 Mpa) and a saturated surface-dry density of 145 lb/ft 3 (2.32 kg/l) with the highest cementitious efficiency and the lowest cost.
First, second, and third place awards were awarded for the categories of target strength, target density, cement efficiency, cost and overall. The Stevens team won first place overall.
About the American Concrete Institute
Founded in 1904 and headquartered in Farmington Hills , Michigan , the American Concrete Institute is advancing concrete knowledge by conducting 125 seminars annually, managing 14 different certification programs, publishing more than 400 technical documents, and offering scholarships to students in the field. With 98 chapters and about 15,000 members spanning 108 countries, the American Concrete Institute has always retained the same basic mission—to develop, share, and disseminate the knowledge and information needed to utilize concrete to its fullest potential.
About Stevens Institute of Technology
Founded in 1870, Stevens Institute of Technology is one of the leading technological universities in the world dedicated to learning and research. Through its broad-based curricula, nurturing of creative inventiveness, and cross disciplinary research, the Institute is at the forefront of global challenges in engineering, science, and technology management. Partnerships and collaboration between, and among, business, industry, government and other universities contribute to the enriched environment of the Institute. A new model for technology commercialization in academe, known as Technogenesis®, involves external partners in launching business enterprises to create broad opportunities and shared value.
Stevens offers baccalaureates, master’s and doctoral degrees in engineering, science, computer science and management, in addition to a baccalaureate degree in the humanities and liberal arts, and in business and technology. The university has a total enrollment of 2,150 undergraduate and 3,500 graduate students, with about 250 full-time faculty. Stevens’ graduate programs have attracted international participation from China, India, Southeast Asia, Europe and Latin America. Additional information may be obtained from its web page at www.stevens.edu.
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