Students win PCI 2012 Big Beam Contest

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  • Candice Kou
  • Scott McCord
  • Hemal Patel
  • Andrew Kilduff
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Page 1 UT students placed very well in the 2012 Big Beam Contest, with one team earning first place in the Zone 2 and national competitions. The Big Beam Contest is organized by the Precast/ Prestressed Concrete Institute's (PCI) Student Education Committee, and sponsored by Sika Corp. The contest consists of a zone competition and a national competition. First place winners of each zone, along with the winner of the international entries move on to the national competition to determine the national champion.

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تاریخ انتشار 2012