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2005 ASCE Carolinas Conference April 7-9, 2005 University of South Carolina Columbia, South Carolina   Environmental Competition - Pervious Concrete Daniel Sabia and Dr. Liv Haselbach   "Strength in Numbers"
Introduction: Recently pervious concrete, "no-fines concrete" or "porous concrete" has been developed to help with the problems of storm water runoff. It is being used all around the country and it can be used for many surfaces such as parking lots. The water is allowed to percolate through the concrete into the ground instead of washing off so that runoff and its potential for downstream pollution is reduced. One concern that people have is that pervious concrete may allow oils and other hydrocarbons to percolate through to the ground water underneath, but preliminary studies have indicated that the pervious concrete may partially trap them and still allow water to percolate through. This competition is designed to explore the variation in hydrocarbon trapping capacity in pervious concrete. COMPETITION RULES (Word Document) FINAL STANDINGS (Word Document) For more information, visit the 2005 ASCE Carolinas Conference website.
Participating Schools:   University of South Carolina The Citadel Duke University Clemson University Georgia Institute of Technology North Carolinas A&T State University University of North Carolina at Charlotte North Carolina State University South Carolina State University Trident Technical College
ASCE Student Chapter Officers 2004-2005 President: Scott Cline Vice Presidents: David (Mac) McSweeney & Margaret Harritt Secretary: Shanna Neill Treasurer: Jared Bramblett Faculty Advisory: Dr. Charlie Pierce