A concrete win, Mines team places third in national competition Our CEE team placed third nationally in the PCI Engineering Design Competition, taking home a prize of $1,500. The seven-person team fabricated and tested a precast, prestressed 20 -foot-long concrete beam. Prizes are awarded to the top three in each of the seven zones for efficient design, highest load capacity and other categories. The School of Mines team placed first in Zone 3, enabling it to compete nationally. M.R. Hansen, Ph.D., a recently retired professor in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering and concrete expert, served as the team’s faculty advisor. Brian Jenner at Montana Prestressed Concrete (Cretex West), in Billings, Mont., acted as the PCI producer, advising the team and offering expertise. Team members, comprised of graduates and undergraduates, included: Kody Heller, Platte; Steve Barnett, Sioux Falls; Madisen Lane, Fort Collins, Colo.; Dusty Daniels, Sheridan, Wyo.; Molly Pruess, Lincoln, Neb.; Zach Grapentine, Belle Fourche; and Matthew Henderson, Mason City, Iowa. Lehigh University placed first nationally in the competition, followed by the University of Texas at Austin in second and the University in Notre Dame in fourth.
Posted on: Thu, 05 Sep 2013 19:08:04 +0000
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