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RULES & REGULATIONS

1.0 Eligibility

  1. Universiti Malaya Civil Engineering Competition 2024: Fiber Reinforced Green Concrete Bowling is open to all pre-university and undergraduate students of higher learning institutions.

  2. A team in polytechnics or universities must be composed of four (4) to five (5) students exclusively. External participants, such as working individuals, are not permitted in the team composition.

  3. A student must not be a member of more than one team.

  4. Each team may be accompanied by one (1) supervising advisor but the advisor is not

    allowed to help the team in the presentation.

  5. The maximum number of teams from the same institution is two (2).

  6. Similar mix design is strictly not allowed for the teams coming from the same

    institution.

  7. All members of a given team must be from the same institution.

  8. The competition only accepts the first 16 registered teams. Registration is on a

    first-come, first-served basis.​

2.0 Registration Rules

  1. Participants can register through the Google Form given.

  2. Registration date: 3 January 2024 - 16 February 2024

  3. Registration fee: RM300

  4. Registration fee is not refundable.

3.0 Construction and Design Rules

  1. It is mandatory for each team to submit a concrete bowling ball and a concrete cylinder made of the same concrete mix design.

  2. The purpose of the concrete cylinder is to be tested for splitting tensile test and verify whether the team meets entry requirements by examining the concrete composition.

  3. The bowling ball and cylinder must be made of a fiber-reinforced green concrete mixture.

  4. Each team's concrete bowling ball and cylinder must meet all requirements.

  5. Only one concrete bowling ball and one concrete cylinder are allowed during the competition.

  6. The concrete bowling ball and concrete cylinder must be presented during the registration.

  7. Each team should prepare the materials listed below:

  • ​A presentation video (maximum length: 2 minutes)

  • A poster (hard copy in A1 size & soft copy)

  • A concrete bowling ball

  • A concrete cylinder​​​

  8. ​Each team is required to submit the materials listed below at least two (2) weeks before the        competition day:

  • Presentation video

  • Concrete mix design

  9. In the event of any false declaration of information by participants, the organising                        committee reserves the final decision right to withdraw the participation of the teams.

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Specification of Concrete Bowling Ball

  1. Diameter of 200 ± 5mm.

  2. The mass of the concrete bowling ball should not exceed 11kg.

  3. The shape of the concrete bowling ball must be spherical without finger holes.

  4. The concrete bowling ball must be solid and homogenous.

  5. The bowling ball should be cast concrete and without any coating on it.

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Specification of Concrete Cylinder

  1. The dimensions of the concrete cylinder should be 100mm (diameter) x 200mm (height).

  2. The concrete cylinder must be solid and homogenous.

  3. The concrete cylinder must have the same concrete mix design as the concrete bowling ball.

  4. The concrete cylinder should be casted concrete and without any coating on it.

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3.1 Materials to be used

  1. The concrete MUST include aggregates, binder material and water.

  2. The binder should be cementitious material and it can be a combination of Portland

  3. cement, and blended cement.

  4. Supplementary cementitious materials such as fly ash and natural pozzolan, silica

  5. fume, and slag may also be used.

  6. Only fiber material as reinforcement is allowed and should be directly mixed in the

  7. concrete.

  8. The incorporation of sustainable materials such as recycled material or by-products in

  9. the concrete mix is a MUST.

  10. Polishing of the bowling ball is permitted, but any coating on the bowling surface is

  11. not allowed.

  12. All materials used in the concrete mixture must be declared in the presentation.

  13. Materials or ingredients that are not specified in the prohibited list can be added freely

  14. into your concrete mix designs with the concern of the Competition Department UMCvEC 2024.

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4.0 Scoring Criteria

  1. The competition scoring criteria are divided into three (3) parts:

  • ​10-pin bowling score

  • Concrete performance

  • Presentation

   2. The team's bowling ball that does not meet the specified diameter and mass                               measurements will incur a deduction of marks.

  • Mass exceeding within every 100g will result in deductions of 5%.

  • Diameter discrepancies within every 10mm will result in deductions of 5%.

  3.  The entry requirement will be verified by the committee members.​

  4.  The decision of the panel of judges shall be final.​

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4.1 10-Pin Bowling Score (30%)

The scoring criteria for 10-Pin bowling will be categorized into two parts: the first part evaluates the bowling pin score, while the second part evaluates the workmanship of the bowling ball.

 

 A) 10-Pin Bowling Score

  1. The bowling ball will be placed on the ramp of the bowling track and released to knock down the pins.

  2. There will be two (2) bowling tracks of different lengths (long and short pathways) and each team is given five (5) attempts equally distributed among members to knock down the pins at each bowling track.

  3. The final score will be calculated based on the average of the three (3) best attempts.

  4. The workmanship evaluation is ONLY based on the concrete bowling ball.

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B) Workmanship of Bowling Ball

  1. Surface smoothness of the concrete bowling ball.

  2. Symmetry and roundness of the concrete bowling ball.

  3. Aesthetics or uniformity of surface appearance.

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4.2 Concrete Performance (30%)

  1. The concrete bowling ball will be tested using a compression testing machine.

  2. The maximum load after failure will be recorded.

  3. The score obtained will be calculated based on ratio:

          a) The compressive strength of the concrete ball for each team = k.

          b) The value of k will be compared with the rest of the teams.

 

          (The value of 𝑘 for each team/The highest value of 𝑘 among the teams) 𝑥 20% = 𝑥𝑥%

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  4.  The concrete cylinder will be tested using a splitting tensile testing machine.​

  5.  The score obtained will be calculated based on ratio:

         a) The tensile strength of the concrete ball for each team = m.

         b) The value of m will be compared with the rest of the teams.

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         (The value of 𝑚 for each team/The highest value of 𝑚 among the teams) 𝑥 10% = 𝑥𝑥%

 

4.3 Presentation (40%)

  1. A booth will be provided to each team.

  2. The hard copy poster must be displayed at each team’s respective booth along with their concrete bowling ball.

  3. Each team will be given fifteen (15) minutes, including:

  •  Two (2) minutes of video presentation

  • Five (5) minutes of oral presentation

  • Five (5) minutes of Q&A session and

  • Three (3) minutes of buffer time

  4.  Video Presentation (10%)

  • Each team must prepare a video with a maximum length of two (2) minutes.

  • The video will be played to judges prior to commencing the oral presentation.

  • Each team is required to submit the video before 13 April 2024.

  • It is highly encouraged to include the aspects below in the video:

           -  The process of making the concrete bowling ball and cylinder.

           -  The methods of applying recycled materials in concrete.

           -  Explanation of the pros and cons compared to normal concrete.

           -  Innovative ways of applying green concrete to the building and construction field.

  5.  Oral Presentation (30%)

  • There must be participation from every member.

  • The poster (in soft copy) and concrete cylinder are presented.

  • The poster must contain:

           - Materials used in the design

           - Concrete mixture design

           - Effects of materials used​

 

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