Upcoming Student Competitions
PCI Big Beam Competition
The PCI Student Education Committee is inviting entries from students to participate in the Engineering Student Design (Big Beam) Competition for the 2017-18 academic year. Each student team must work with a PCI Producer Member to build a precast/prestressed concrete beam that is 22 ft long. The beams will be tested and prizes awarded for best performance in the stated areas. Students must discuss both the structural design and the concrete mixture proportions for the beam.
2018 Big Beam Rules
(Adobe PDF File)
Previous Competitions
The PCI Big Beam competition archives are posted on YouTube! View the video entries of previous year’s team by clicking here.
Engineering Student (Big Beam) Competition
2017 Big Beam Winners Report
(Adobe PDF File)
2017 Big Beam Best Report
(Adobe PDF File)
2016 Big Beam Winners Report
(Adobe PDF File)
2016 Big Beam Best Report
(Adobe PDF File)
2015 Big Beam Winners Report
(Adobe PDF File)
2015 Big Beam Special Judge's Award
(Adobe PDF File)
Previous Big Beam Winners
- 2017 Winners (798kb, PDF)
- 2016 Winners (145kb, PDF)
- 2015 Winners (91kb, PDF)
- 2014 Winners (121kb, PDF)
- 2013 Winners (222kb, PDF)
- 2012 Winners (253kb, PDF)
- 2011 Winners (220kb, PDF)
- 2010 Winners (86kb, PDF)
- 2009 Winners (18kb, PDF)
- 2008 Winners (44kb, PDF)
- 2007 Winners (43kb, PDF)
- 2006 Winners (41kb, PDF)
- 2005 Winners (49kb, PDF)
Thank You
The PCI Big Beam Competition would not be possible if not for the generous sponsorship of GCP Applied Technologies, ASPIRE magazine, and PTAC. Thank you!
