Student Competition

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Undergraduate and graduate students are invited to participate in the Student Competition. Students, acting in teams or individually, will present their solutions as immediate and long-term actions required to address a hypothetical structural engineering problem. All student projects or research work should appear on a 30x30-inch poster that will be displayed at the Congress, according to Congress Guidelines. Winners will share up to $8,500 in prizes, provided by the competition's co-sponsors, the ASCE Met Section and Structural Engineers Association of New York (SEAoNY). For details, visit: www.seinstitute.org. CONCEPT: The 2005 Structures Congress, Student Poster Board Competition has been developed by the Structural Engineers Association of New York (SEAoNY) and the ASCE Met Section. PRIZES: 1st Place: $4,000 to Student(s) and $1,000 to School 2nd Place: $2,000 to Student(s) and $500 to School 3rd Place: $1,000 to Student(s) PROCEDURE: There are two (2) scenarios given below: Scenario "A" describes a Building problem and Scenario "B" describes a Bridge problem. Select one. Develop a solution to the selected problem and submit your entry in accordance with the Rules and Schedule given below. Student entries will be judged on their professionalism, the logic of their technical approach, the appropriateness of their recommended actions, the presentation of their solution and the quality of their writing. The competition recognizes that, in addition to technical skills and problem-solving abilities, presentation skills are an important qualification of a good Structural Engineer. RULES: All entries must be submitted in Adobe PDF format. Submit the PDF file of a narrative no longer than 2 pages, 1" borders all around, single spaced, Times New Roman, 12 point type. The narrative can be used as a supplement to the board and should contain any information that you believe will help the judges understand your approach, concerns and solutions. Submit the PDF file of a 30" x 30" poster board. There are no restrictions on what can be placed on the board (e.g. photos, illustrations, graphics, text, etc.) other than that the text height must be a minimum of 22 point type. The words "2005 STRUCTURES CONGRESS STUDENT COMPETITION" should appear across the top of the entry in bold, one-inch letters. In the lower right hand corner, in an area 6" wide by 4" tall, provide the following information: Name of the University or College Name of the Student or Team Leader Name of the Faculty Advisor (required) The Title of the Problem (see below) No other materials will be accepted. Entries may be submitted by individual students or groups of students. If a group submits, provide the names of each member in the narrative and the name of the Team Leader on the Poster. Prizes for winning entries will be divided evenly among all team members. There is no limit to the number of entries from any University or College. However, individuals or teams may only submit one entry. JUDGING CRITERIA Your solution should describe what actions a Structural Engineer should take immediately and in the long term. Justify all of your conclusions, recommendations and designs. Priorities and time frame are important. 20 points Appropriateness & Simplicity 20 points Creativity / Innovativeness 20 points Technical Solution / Value 20 points Constructability (Cost & Schedule) 20 points Presentation Quality & Writing Skills 100 points JUDGES There will be three (3) judges, one from each of the following: SEAoNY ASCE Met Section 2005 NYC Structures Congress Core Group All members from the SEAoNY Board of Directors, the ASCE Met Section Board of Directors and the 2005 NYC Structures Congress Core Group will invited to review and comment on the finalists. Any comments from these members will be given to the appropriate representative on the judging panel. SCHEDULE All submissions must be made to the ASCE/SEI Structures Congress 2005 website. Fill out the form and upload your paper and your poster board files. Submit PDF files for paper and board no later than March 1, 2005. Finalists will be notified by email on or before March 7, 2005. It is anticipated that there will be a minimum of six (6) and a maximum of twelve (12) finalists. Finalists are required to have their board delivered no later than March 21, 2005. The location (NYC) will be given on the website. (ONLY FINALISTS WILL BE ASKED TO SUBMIT THE PHYSICAL BOARD). Winners will be notified on or before April 1, 2005. Prizes will be given at the Awards Luncheon on Thursday, April 21, 2005. Winners must accept prizes in person. Finalists who submit their boards will receive $100 stipend to cover some of the costs associated with materials, printing, delivery, etc. The stipend will be mailed after the boards are received. All submitted boards will be displayed in the Exhibition area of the 2005 Structures Congress. Entries will not be returned but students will be permitted to pick-up their boards on the final afternoon of the Congress. CODES All loadings shall be in accordance with ASCE 7-2003. Assume that IBC 2003 is in effect. For the Bridge Scenario, AASHTO shall be used where applicable. Scenarios SCENARIO A - BUILDING: "CONCRETE BUILDING UNDER CONSTRUCTION" Given: Your office has designed a 26 occupied story high-rise concrete residential building which is now under construction. The building is constructed with 8" thick flat plates and has a regular 22' by 22' grid of columns, all normal weight concrete. Floor-to-floor height is 8'-8". For the purpose of this problem, assume the design of the column is controlled by gravity loading only – neither wind nor seismic loads were critical. The Situation: Your office receives a call from the field superintendent describing what he believes to be "...a potential problem." You are asked to visit the site by one of the Principals of your firm. When you arrive, the super shows you a 24" by 24" interior column at the 3rd floor (column schedule indicates 8 - #11 bars, 8000 psi concrete) where all of the bars have buckled between 2 sets of ties (18" apart) near the top of the column at the underside of the 4th floor. The concrete cover has completely spalled and it appears that there is some crushing of the concrete inside the cage. On the day of your visit, formwork is in place and the last few pieces of reinforcing steel are being installed for the construction of the 22nd floor. Delivery of concrete for the 22nd floor is expected in about an hour. Solution: Describe what actions you would take. Develop a solution for the immediate situation and for the long term repair. Include priorities, time frame, possible reasons for the problem and methods of repair/replacement as well as any other information you believe is important to justify your actions, approach and solutions. SCENARIO B - BRIDGE: "BRIDGE SCOUR" Given: A four lane, three span bridge (80 foot spans) was constructed with built-up steel plate girders (10'-4" on center) and a cast-in-place, 7" thick concrete deck slab. The abutments are concrete and 15 foot high and the piers are concrete and approximately 30 foot high over a stream. The steel girders are assumed to have been designed composite (HS 15-44 loading) as simply supported for dead load and continuous with the concrete deck for live load over the piers. The bridge was constructed approximately 50 years ago and original plans and design calculations are not available. The Situation: During the course of a routine inspection, you observe that there is extensive scouring under one of the piers. The pier has tilted approximately 8 degrees in the longitudinal direction. Solution: Describe what actions you would take. Develop a solution for the immediate situation and for the long term repair. Include priorities, time frame, possible reasons for the problem and methods of repair/replacement as well as any other information you believe is important to justify your actions, approach and solutions.