Stakeholders

 

Technical advisor

Photo Credit: NAU Website

The team’s technical advisor is Dr. Robin Tuchscherer of Northern Arizona University. Dr. Tuchscherer’s role is to help the team with any technical aspects of the design
and help avoid any critical mistakes that can be make during the design process. He can also offer a higher insight on the development of prestressed concrete design.

Robin Tuchscherer, Ph.D., P.E.
Phone: 928-523-8080
E-mail: Robin.Tuchscherer@nau.edu
Web-page: http://nau.edu/CEFNS/Engineering/Civil-Environmental/Directory/Tuchscherer-Robin/

 

Sponsor - Client

The team’s sponsor for the competition, TPAC. TPAC Precast is a PCI Certified manufacturer located in Phoenix, AZ. Our point of contact and TPAC’s representative is Mr. Abdullah Kassab.
TPAC’s role is to donate and manufacture the beam, as well as offer professional advice pertaining to prestressed/precast concrete.

Tpac Kiewit Western Co. is the project sponsor and the producer of our designed beam.
Page: http://www.tpacaz.com/

Abdullah Y Kassab, Ph.D., P.E. is the representative from Tpac who will help the team builds the beam.

Abdullah Y Kassab, Ph.D., P.E.
E-mail: aykassab@tpacaz.com
Phone: 602-262-1357
Fax: 602-262-1375

 

PCI Student Education Committee. Members of the committee produce the rules and parameters for the competition and will judge the team’s final submittal.
Founded in 1954, the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) is the technical institute for the precast, prestressed concrete structures industry. PCI develops, maintains, and disseminates the Body of Knowledge for designing, fabricating,
and constructing precast concrete structures and systems. It is from this Body of Knowledge that buildings codes, design guides, education, and certification programs are derived. PCI publishes a broad array of technical manuals, reports, periodicals,
and other informational documents. PCI provides technical resources, certification for companies and individuals, and continuing education. Additionally, it conducts research and development projects, conventions, conferences, awards programs,
and much more.

Website: http://www.pci.org/