The American Concrete Institute Kansas and Missouri Chapters piloted a new student competition at UMKC on October 31, 2009. The pervious concrete competition challenged the students to create sustainable concrete mixtures that maximized permeability while maintaining good strength. Eight regional University teams participated in the competition. UMKC’s team placed first in the strength category with permeability over 1,200 inches per hour. After the successful completion of the pilot competition, ACI national organization has adopted the pervious concrete competition as one of its permanent international student competitions. The first international pervious concrete student competition will debut in Chicago at the ACI Spring Convention in 2010. The UMKC team advisor was Dr. John Kevern. A slideshow of the contest is available.
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