blackboard xythos concrete canoe

How did our concrete canoe team qualify for the national competition?

Aug 02, 2017 · Step 1: Design a basic hull form or use an existing form on a CAD program. Leif Parsons. Step 2: Print cross sections of the hull at regular intervals onto paper templates. Transfer these ...

What is the concrete canoe wild card?

May 18, 2018 · From this, the team must design a concrete mixture of cement, water, and aggregates, such as rocks, sand, or glass, that will successfully keep their canoe afloat. Once the design is finalized, the two-semester-long process commences with cutting the mold for the canoe. The 18-foot Styrofoam mold is fashioned over the course of two meetings.

What is a concrete canoe?

The Concrete Canoe Competition is a great way to apply what I am learning in the classroom, and my involvement with ASCE has helped me in my internships with E&A. Since I have a general understanding of concrete testing, I am able to relate better to what I see in the field as a Construction Administration intern.

What kind of aggregate is used to build a canoe?

The American Society of Civil Engineers has hosted the National Concrete Canoe Competition since 1988. The University of Minnesota Twin Cities has participated in the event for over 30 years. The teams typically formulate their own concrete canoe mix design using a baseline template. In June 2018, the team created an 18-foot canoe named Aurora ...

E&A Intern Leads UNO's Concrete Canoe Team

Without E&A’s sponsorship, our team might not have been able to make it to the national competition.

Riley Ruskamp, 2017 & 2018 Summer Intern

Without E&A’s sponsorship, our team might not have been able to make it to the national competition.