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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Department of Civil Engineering

Campus Box 1800, Edwardsville, Illinois 62026-1800 Fax: (618) 650-2555

March 5, 2013

Dear Mid-Continent Student Conference Participants,

The 2013 Mid-Continent Student Conference (MCSC) is shaping up to be an exciting event,

and we at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville have been working very hard to make this

year’s conference a fun and successful one. We are all very excited to entertain all of our

guests April 4th

– 6th

at SIUE.

This is the third and final mailer which will be sent to each university regarding the 2013

MCSC. Please do not delete this mailer! This mailer contains important and valuable

information which will be crucial when you get to SIUE for the competitions. The

information in this mailer includes:

Deadline Information

Updated Schedule

Maps and Parking Information

Hotel Information

Competition Rules & Contacts

Attachments

Please pay close attention to the deadline information presented later in the mailer. Because

of confusing information included in the previous mailers, the report due dates have been

extended for the Concrete Canoe competition.

We will send parking pass information and liability waiver forms in a separate package.

If there are any questions, concerns or comments about the 2013 MCSC or any of the

information enclosed in this mailer, please do not hesitate to contact us. We will do our very

best to help with any of your questions and/or concerns. You can also find additional

information on our Conference website (www.ce.siue.edu/asce/mcsc/default.html).

Sincerely,

Evan Wilson

2013 Mid-Continent Student Conference Chair

Welcome

2013 Mid-Continent Student Conference




Participants (Please note extended deadlines)

March 1 National Daniel W. Mead Paper Due

Individual Registration and Fee Due

March 15 Technical Paper Due (Conference Level)

Concrete Canoe Design Paper Due

Concrete Bowling Paper Due

GeoWall Competition Paper Due

April 4 – 6 Conference

Host

March 1 Mailer III (final schedule, parking passes, final updates)

*Any important updates between now and the conference will be emailed to all schools.

Deadline Information





Thursday April 4th Time Event Location

7:30 - 8:30 AM Steel Bridge Judges Breakfast and Meeting

Morris University Center -

Meridian Ballroom

7:30 - 9:00 AM Unload Trailers and Registration/Check-in

8:00 - 9:00 AM Bridge Setup

8:30 - 9:00 AM Captains Meeting

9:00 - 9:30 AM Aesthetics Judging

9:30 AM - 5:30 PM Steel Bridge Competition

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Lunch (Provided)

Friday April 5th Time Event Location

7:30 - 8:30 AM

Judges Breakfast and Meeting (for

Concrete Canoe, Technical Paper, Concrete

Bowling, and GeoWall events)

EB 1011

7:30 - 9:00 AM Registration/Check-in EB Atrium

8:30 - 9:00 AM Concrete Canoe Captains Meeting MUC Fields

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Concrete Canoe Display / Swamp Tank Engineering Courtyard

9:30 - 11:30 AM Technical Paper Competition EB Classroom

9:30 - 11:30 AM GeoWall Competition EB Atrium

12:00 - 1:00 PM Lunch (Provided) MUC Fields

1:00 - 3:00 PM Concrete Canoe Presentations EB 1033 (Auditorium)

1:00 - 3:00 PM Concrete Bowling Competition MUC Fields

7:00 - 9:00 PM Social Event TBA

Saturday April 6th Time Event Location

7:00 - 7:30 AM Concrete Canoes Arrive with Trailers

Cougar Lake Marina 7:30 - 8:00 AM Captains Meeting

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Concrete Canoe Races

12:00 - 1:00 PM Lunch (Provided)

6:00 - 6:30 PM Business Meeting Granite City Elk's Lodge

6:30 - 8:00 PM Awards Banquet

Please visit http://www.ce.siue.edu/ASCE/MCSC/2013-MCSC-Schedule.pdf at any time to see the most up-to-date schedule.

Schedule


http://www.ce.siue.edu/ASCE/MCSC/2013-MCSC-Schedule.pdf




Below is a list of hotels near the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville campus. We have

blocked out rooms for the three closest hotels. Simply mention you are attending the 2013

ASCE Mid Continent Student Conference when you call to make reservations. You may

contact Evan Wilson ([email protected]) with any questions.

Name Address

Phone

Number

(618)

Rooms

Rerserved

Distance

from MUC

Country Hearth Inn 1013 Plummer Dr.

Edwardsville, IL 656-7829 10 2.1 mi

Comfort Inn

Edwardsville

3080 S SR 157

Edwardsville, IL 656-4900 10 3.6 mi

Hampton Inn & Suites 5723 Heritage Crossing Dr.

Glen Carbon, IL 589-5000 20 3.8 mi

Drury Inn 602 N Bluff Rd.

Collinsville, IL 345-7700 - 8.7 mi

Comfort Inn

Collinsville

8 Commerce Dr.


Hampton Inn

Collinsville

7 Commerce Dr.


Days Inn

Collinsville

12 Commerce Dr.


Double Tree by Hilton 1000 Eastport Plaza Dr.


Fairfield Inn

Collinsville

4 Gateway Dr.


*Number of rooms reserved as of October 2012, availability subject to change.

You can also look up hotels via our conference website and click on “Hotel Info.”

http://www.ce.siue.edu/ASCE/MCSC/default.html

Hotel Information


http://www.ce.siue.edu/ASCE/MCSC/default.html




Concrete Canoe

The Mid-Continent Concrete Canoe Competition will be following the 2013 ASCE National

Concrete Canoe Competition Rules. The website for the 2013 ASCE NCCC Rules and

Regulations is located at the following link:

http://www.asce.org/concretecanoe/rules-regulations/

Please remember that the Concrete Canoe Papers are due by March 15st, 2013.

Send an electronic copy to Evan Wilson at [email protected]. Include your school name and

Concrete Canoe Paper in the subject line.

Steel Bridge

The Mid-Continent Steel Bridge Competition will be following the 2013 AISC National

Competition Rules. The website for the AISC National Competition Rules is located at:

http://www.aisc.org/WorkArea/showcontent.aspx?id=21576


Competition Rules

http://www.asce.org/concretecanoe/rules-regulations/

http://www.aisc.org/WorkArea/showcontent.aspx?id=21576




Technical Paper Presentation Competition

TOPIC: "Body of Knowledge – Is it Ethical to Associate Credentials With Competency"

The following can be used to stimulate, but should in no way limit, the discussion:

Credentials are sometimes described as “paper” qualifications obtained by completing a formal

educational experience resulting in a certificate, diploma or degree. Competencies have been

defined as measurable skills which can relate to one’s ability to perform the specific tasks and

duties of their chosen occupation or profession. When compared to competencies or experience,

credentials are relatively easy to measure and evaluate when comparing the qualifications of

individuals. The American Society of Civil Engineers Policy Statement 465 supports the concept

of the master’s degree or equivalent as a prerequisite for licensure and the practice of civil

engineering at the professional level. Some questions to consider:

What, if any, are the ethical responsibilities the profession has in setting licensure

prerequisites?

What are the potential ethical issues of using credentials as a measure of professional

competency?

What are the ethical issues of continuing to maintain current licensure requirements in light of

the ever-increasing technical complexity of our profession?

What are the ethical considerations of engineering educators who are being pressured by

universities, elected officials or governing bodies to reduce the number of credit hours required to

award an engineering degree?

What are the ethical issues of only presenting competencies as qualifications?

RULES:

1. Papers are not to exceed 2,000 words in length, must be written by only one person, and

should not have appeared in any publications other than in school or chapter publications.

Reference citations of the papers should conform to official ASCE Journal Submission

Guidelines, which can be found on the ASCE Publications website:

http://www.asce.org/Audience/Authors,--Editors/Journals/Authors/Resources-for-Authors/

2. A complete bibliography should also be included, if appropriate.

3. Authors must be undergraduate students and both ASCE Student Organization members and

ASCE national student members in good standing at the time of submission to be considered.


Competition Rules

http://www.asce.org/Audience/Authors,--Editors/Journals/Authors/Resources-for-Authors/




4. One electronic copy of the paper should be submitted to Evan Wilson at [email protected].

Papers must be received by March 15th

, 2013.

5. Each author will be expected to make a 5-minute* oral presentation on the paper. Up to five

minutes of questioning by the judges will be allotted following each presentation. (*Allowance of

+ or – 5 seconds without penalty.)

6. The paper portion of the competition constitutes 50% of the final score, while the oral

presentation accounts for the remaining 50% of the score. A detailed breakdown of the scoring

procedure is outlined on the scoring summary sheet.

SELECTION:

Winners will be selected by a panel of at least three (3) judges to be identified by the host school.

Prizes for winners are as follows:

1st Place - $400

2nd

Place - $200

3rd

Place - $100

Note: Submission for the ASCE Student Conference Paper Competition does not constitute an entry for the

National Daniel W. Mead Student Contest. While the paper topic is the same – and the same paper may be

submitted for both contests – they are two separate events and require two separate submissions. For a complete

set of rules for the 2013 National Daniel W. Mead Student Contest, please visit http://www.asce.org/studentorgs.


Competition Rules

http://www.asce.org/studentorgs




Paper Presentation Competition Scoring Summary Sheet

Author’s Name:______________________________________________Date:___________________

ASCE Student Organization Represented:_________________________________________________

Paper Scoring Criteria Score

1. Adherence to topic (10%) / 10

2. Presence of original ideas and research involved (10%) / 10

3. Command of subject matter (10%) / 10

4. Spelling and grammar / length (2000 word maximum) (5%) / 5

5. Overall clarity, organization, quality of paper and references (15%) / 15

Paper Sub-Total / 50

Presentation Scoring Criteria Score

1. Degree to which presentation addressed and supported key concepts of written

paper and theme of contest / 10

2. Ability to communicate key concepts from written paper and to convince audience

of their importance / 25

3. Personal bearing (i.e. appearance, poise, eye contact) / 5

4. Delivery style (i.e. reading, memorized, conversational) / pronunciation and proper

use of technical language and grammar / enthusiasm and voice projection. / 5

5. Time (5 minutes +/- 5 seconds) (5%) (Beyond 5-second allowance: 0.05 point penalty per

second difference from required 5 minutes, i.e. 5:20 or 4:40 = 1 point penalty) / 5

6. Errors in logic or facts (up to 10 points penalty) ( ) penalty

Presentation Sub-Total / 50

Paper Sub-Total / 50

Overall Score / 100




Concrete Bowling

Objectives

Design and construct a concrete bowling ball that is practical, durable, and aesthetically

pleasing.

Participants

Each school may enter only one team.

Each team must have at least two members, but no more than five.

Each team member must be a registered participant of the Mid-Continent Regional

Student Conference.

Event Description

The event will consist of two parts: the bowling ball design and a bowling competition. Each

team will bowl in five combined frames (a maximum of eleven bowls in the case of striking or

sparing in the fifth frame). The bowling ball must be able to perform in all frames of the

competition; if the ball cannot perform then the team will be disqualified from the bowling

competition.

General Rules Bowling Ball Design (60 points total)

1. Dimensions and Construction (failure to comply results in automatic DQ)

a. The ball’s diameter shall be no greater than 9”.

b. The ball must be spherical.

c. The ball shall weigh no more than 16 pounds.

2. Mix Design (30 points) a. The mix design is at the discretion of the school

b. A concrete mix table must be submitted by March 1st, 2013 to [email protected].

c. Each team will be judged on creativity.

d. No resins or epoxies may be used.

e. The ball must be solid concrete.

i. Reinforcement may be used; however, none shall be exposed prior to

competition. Exposure due to breakage is allowable.


Competition Rules




3. Durability (30 points) a. Bowling balls will be weighed before and after the bowling competition. For every

1% of total weight lost from each ball, ½ point will be deducted. If a ball loses more

than 20% of its total weight, the team will be disqualified from the event.

b. The ball must be able to perform in all frames of game play. A damaged ball may be

used after the first roll, but it must roll to the pins (no throwing).

4. Aesthetics (15 points) a. Each team should establish a theme to be portrayed through the aesthetics of the ball.

b. This will be judged at the beginning of the competition; the specifics of this scoring

will be left to the discretion of each individual judge.

c. Any theme of aesthetics found to be offensive will result in automatic

disqualification.

Bowling Competition (40 points)

1. Standard bowling rules will apply. Progress of Play and Scoring can be found at:

http://www.pba.com/Resources/Bowling101/

2. Each team will have a combined 5 frames, for a maximum of eleven bowls (in case of a

spare or strike in the fifth frame).

a. When a person starts a frame, they must finish that frame.

b. Each team member must bowl at least one frame.

3. Standard bowling pins will be used, and the alley will be grass. The lane will be 40’ long

from the foul line to the head pin. The approach will be 15’ long and end at the foul line.

GeoWall Competition

The ASCE Geo-Institute has developed the rules for the 2013 competition. Please note that

the rules in the link include due dates for the national competition, so competitors should

follow deadlines listed above. The rules can be found at the following link:

https://sites.google.com/site/geochallengecompetition/geo-wall-2013

https://sites.google.com/site/geochallengecompetition/geo-wall-2013




Conference Chair Conference Co-Chair

Evan Wilson Brittnee Radcliffe

[email protected] [email protected]

C: (217) 710-2601 C: (309) 533-0010

Steel Bridge Coordinator Steel Bridge Coordinator

Jacob Allen Zack Dahmm


C: (618) 315-5256 C: (309) 264-7069

Concrete Canoe Coordinator Concrete Canoe Coordinator

Brad Ripley Kurt Unger


C: (217) 454-1026 C: (618) 334-6886

Faculty Advisor

Brent Vaughn

[email protected]

W: (618) 650-3533

C: (314) 560-0033

Feel free to contact any of the people listed above with any questions or concerns during the

conference.

SIUE Conference Contacts





Maps and Directions

The SIUE campus website has a variety of maps and other navigational tools at

http://www.siue.edu/maps/. Please use this resource as your guide to the campus.

In general most events will be held in or around Morris University Center (MUC) or the

Engineering Building (EB).

Parking for Thursday, April 4

Parking for passenger cars and vans on for the conference will be in Lot B only. You will be

issued a parking code number in a later email message. When you come into Lot B, you may park

your vehicle then immediately go to one of the parking kiosks, enter the parking code, and receive

a receipt which you put in the front window of your vehicle. PLEASE HOLD ONTO THIS

RECEIPT. You can use it for the rest of that day.

For trucks/trailers, please proceed to the designated loading/unloading zones as shown on the

aerial photo below. Quickly, but safely, unload your competition materials then move the

trucks/trailers to their designated parking area at the west end of the Lot BH.

Steel Bridge Unloading and Parking Information (Thursday April 4)

Map and Directions


MUC EB LOT

B LOT BH

http://www.siue.edu/maps/




Parking for Friday, April 5

Parking for passenger cars and vans on for the conference will be in Lot B only. You will be

issued a parking code number (same code as for Thursday) in a later email message. When you

come into Lot B, you may park your vehicle then immediately go to one of the parking kiosks,

enter the parking code, and receive a receipt which you put in the front window of your vehicle.

PLEASE HOLD ONTO THIS RECEIPT. You can use it for the rest of that day.

For trucks/trailers, please proceed to the designated loading/unloading zones as shown on the

aerial photo below. Quickly, but safely, unload your competition materials then move the

trucks/trailers to their designated parking area at the west end of the Lot BH.

Parking for Saturday, April 6

Details for parking at Cougar Lake (which is on the SIUE campus) will be made available at the

conference.

Concrete Canoe Display Unloading and Parking Information

LOT BH

EB LOT

B

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