Construction

The Missouri ACI chapter conducted their annual concrete cube competition in October 2018. Six teams from four different schools competed (University of Missouri Kansas City, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, University of Missouri Columbia and Missouri Science and Technology). This competition required that the students make three concrete cubes to achieve 8000 psi. The emphasis was to make a consistent concrete that meets a specification - not to achieve a high strength. The student teams could make cubes at the beginning of the semester with lower cement content or make their cube the week of the competition with a high cement content. Winners were those that came closest to the target strength.

Six construction management students from SIUE participated in the competition forming two teams, Team 1 and 2. Team 2 placed second in the competition and Team 1 placed fourth.