CONCRETE CANOE
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Each year, UC San Diego competes in a National Concrete Canoe Competition. Hosted by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), the competition challenges students to design and build a lightweight, 20ft long canoe entirely out of concrete. A set of prescribed rules governs the design of the concrete and all other aspects of the competition. Students are given the opportunity to apply what they have learned in class to design and analyze the canoe, using programs such as Solidworks and SAP2000. They also gain hands-on experience by mixing and testing concrete, constructing the mold and reinforcement systems, and ultimately fabricating the competition canoe.
UC San Diego competes against other schools in a regional conference, the Pacific Southwest Conference. There are many other competitions throughout the United States and around the world. At conference, the project is judged in four categories: aesthetics, canoe races, an oral presentation, and a technical paper. The top teams move onto the national competition where they compete against the other regional winners. Join our facebook group, UCSD Concrete Canoe to stay up to date with our events. |
Team MembersProject Manager - Nick Patel
Project Manager - Mariana Pichardo Construction Lead: Zak Wambaugh Mix Lead: Brian Chen Technical Lead: Mackenzie Brown Aesthetics Lead: Anny Aslanian Competition Lead: Molly Pobiel Safety Lead (Mix): Calvin Cheng Safety Lead (Construction): Zhen Li Finance Lead: Tanya Carrazco |
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