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CONCRETE PONTOON
Concrete pontoon is a floating concrete structure made
from concrete materials. Pontoons are used in marine
engineering and construction such as shipbuilding,
marine salvage, dredging and at the port facilities. In
one applications, pontoons are sunk, positioned under
objects that need to be raised (such as sunken ships
being recovered for their scrap metal or to clear
channels), and then pumped full of air with air
compressors, raising the object. Pontoons are also used
to build things like pontoon bridges and floating piers.
REQUIREMENTS
Concrete pontoon:
(i) Dimension
Size: 500 mm x 500 mm x 100 mm (length x
width x thickness).
(ii) Material
The pontoon must consist at least 50% of
concrete of the total volume.
Sustainable materials are encouraged to be used
in the pontoon.
Expanded polyethylene and polystyrene are not
allowed as the infill material in the pontoon.
(iii) Concrete specimen and specification
The concrete must achieve minimum compressive
strength of 2.5 MPa.
The surface of the pontoon must be concrete.
The appearance of the pontoon must remain
original. Coating and finishing are not allowed.
Each team has to bring ONE (1) pontoon and TWO
(2) 150 mm concrete cubes. The concrete cubes
are the concrete used in the pontoon.
Testing:
The 150 mm cubes will be used to evaluate the
concrete strength.
The pontoon will be forced to fully submerge in
the water for 5 minutes before a minimum load
of 5 kg will be applied on the top surface of the
pontoon. Incremental load will be imposed every
5 minutes until the pontoon submerges in the
water. The maximum load before the pontoon
submerges in the water will be recorded.
Poster:
Each team has to display an A1 size poster during
the competition. The information such as the
team members, materials used in the pontoon,
concrete mixture and preparation of the pontoon
should be included in the poster.
An evaluation of the poster will be carried out as
part of the assessment.
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JUDGEMENT CRITERIA
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THE 3RD
NATIONAL
PRIZES
REGISTRATION FORM
C oncrete
Pontoon
C ompetition
2015
Date:
26 & 27 APRIL 2015
Venue:
Dewan Tunku Mahkota Ismail (DTMI)
Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
(UTHM)
Organised by:
CONTACT PERSON
Any inquires regarding competition and assistance for
accommodation feel free to contact:
Dr. Zainorizuan Mohd Jaini/ Dr. Shahiron Shahidan
Secretary of CPC 2015
Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
University Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM)
86400 Parit Raja BatuPahat, Johor
Tel No.
Fax No.
E-mail
Website
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+601127620627/ +6 0123660671
+607-4536588
pontoonuthm@gmail.com
http://fkaas.uthm.edu.my/pontoon
FEES
Co-organised by:
Registration fees:
RM 300.00 per team - Category 1: Student
RM 500.00 per team - Category 2: Industry/Lecturer
Payment method:
Payment should be made before 27th March 2015
through Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT) to:
A/C Name: Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
A/C No : 0107-0000001-71-6 (Bank Muamalat)
*Please inform the organiser after the payment has
*been made.