{"id":17,"date":"2021-01-01T12:39:47","date_gmt":"2021-01-01T20:39:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celloexpressions.com\/archive-uscasce\/?page_id=17"},"modified":"2021-01-01T14:09:38","modified_gmt":"2021-01-01T22:09:38","slug":"concrete-canoe","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/celloexpressions.com\/archive-uscasce\/concrete-canoe\/","title":{"rendered":"Concrete Canoe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The ASCE Concrete Canoe Competition tasks teams at universities around the country to design, build, and race a canoe made out of reinforced concrete. What makes this competition unique is the combination of skills and disciplines it requires. Canoes are scored based on the following criteria: Design Paper, Final Product, Presentation, and finally, the races. Each of these carry equal weight in the final scoring, which means the USC Concrete Canoe team needs to be not only a group of engineers, but also writers, athletes and artists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2014 Concrete Canoe Paddling Team.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

For detailed information about our current and past concrete canoes, check out the\u00a0Concrete Canoe Team Showcase<\/a>, or if you would like more information, feel free to shoot us an email at\u00a0canoe@uscasce.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the first semester we focus heavily on our structural and concrete mix design. The structures team performs analysis to determine the strength requirements of the canoe, which is then used to create and tweak the concrete mix design. Once the design for the concrete and reinforcement is complete, it is placed into a mold in January and allowed to cure for a month. After that we begin to furiously stain, paint and seal the canoe according to our aesthetic design, and prepare it for competition at\u00a0PSWC<\/a>. In addition to all of our work on the canoe, we hold paddling practices every Sunday morning!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our 2015 Men\u2019s Endurance team paddles through the slalom course.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Since there are so many aspects to this competition, there are plenty of different ways to get involved with Concrete Canoe. Just come to a meeting and tell us what you\u2019re interested in. Whether you\u2019re looking for a hands-on engineering experience, an artistic outlet, or a workout, there\u2019s a place for you in the organization. All ages and majors are welcome to join, and no experience is necessary. The only skill needed to join Concrete Canoe is the willingness to learn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Canoe Sub-teams<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

The canoe team works in sub-teams for the fall semester to help make our work as efficient as possible and to facilitate everyone focusing on their areas of interest. No experience is required to join any of the teams, and most members join multiple!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aesthetics<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n

The aesthetics team is in charge of picking a theme, colors, the canoe\u2019s graphic design, the canoe stands, the canoe display board and paper graphics, shirts, and everything else design-oriented. Perfect for building science majors and anyone else interested in design!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Structures<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n

The structures team is responsible for developing the shape of the canoe\u2019s hull and performing structural analysis to determine the minimum concrete strength and the weak points in the canoe. Perfect for Civil Engineering (Structural) majors, and anyone interested in Structural Engineering.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Construction<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n

The construction team is in charge of developing and testing canoe construction methods to ensure the highest possible workmanship and build quality.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mix Design<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n

The mix design team creates a concrete mix design (ratio of all of the different materials) that is as light, strong, and workable as possible. Each week we\u2019ll compression-strength-test the previous mix design, make adjustments, and create another batch of concrete with the new mix.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paddling<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n

Every Sunday, we  practice paddling real canoes in preparation for the racing component of our concrete canoe competition. We\u2019ll stop at In-n-Out Burger on the way back and return to campus by around 1:30.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contact Us:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Check out\u00a0our Canoe Blog<\/a>\u00a0for more information & regular updates! \u00a0\u00a0Email us at\u00a0canoe@uscasce.com<\/a>\u00a0if you have any questions or are interested in joining!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The ASCE Concrete Canoe Competition tasks teams at universities around the country to design, build, and race a canoe made out of reinforced concrete. What makes this competition unique is the combination of skills and disciplines it requires. Canoes are scored based on the following criteria: Design Paper, Final Product, Presentation, and finally, the races. … Continue reading Concrete Canoe<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":49,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/full-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-17","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celloexpressions.com\/archive-uscasce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celloexpressions.com\/archive-uscasce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celloexpressions.com\/archive-uscasce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celloexpressions.com\/archive-uscasce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celloexpressions.com\/archive-uscasce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/celloexpressions.com\/archive-uscasce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51,"href":"https:\/\/celloexpressions.com\/archive-uscasce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17\/revisions\/51"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celloexpressions.com\/archive-uscasce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celloexpressions.com\/archive-uscasce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}