Structures 1
The post tensioned cables put the concrete in _____
Compression
Where is Santi From?
Argentina
What is the purpose of the mesh?
(No, not to get cut) punching shear
Where are the gunwales?
The upper edge of the side of the canoe
How did Heerod acquire his nickname, and what is it?
Freakrod, His coworkers at his summer job
How much force was each cable tensioned to?
525 lbs
What needs to be done prior to Placing Day
Sheath the cables (WD40), Align the nails following the eccentricity along the mold of the canoe, cut the mesh, and make the apparatus for holding the Bracket at the Dead end (50 per)
Where are the Dead End/Live Ends on the canoe, and what are their alternative names?
The Dead End (bow) is the front of the canoe, the Live End (stern) is the back of the canoe
What are the subteams of UWCC?
Hull, Structures, Construction, Aesthetics, Logistics, Mix, Paddling
Who are our 2025 Anni Captains of UWCC
Amelia & Alex
The cross section we expect cracking to occur first is called the _____________
Critical Section
At Santi’s prime, how many points did he have on the Mcdonald’s App?
30,000 Points
What were the Improvements made to the Bracket Design?
Flared trapezoid design, made the entire thing larger, angled aligned holes
What are the races at competition?
Men’s Slalom, Men’s Sprint, Women’s Slalom, Women’s Sprint, Coed Sprint
Where is Nationals & When
Cal Poly Slo, June 27th-29th
For the PT cable failure analysis, we look at finding an eccentricity and total force that avoids both ______ and ________ of the concrete.
cracking, crushing
What was the mistake made during PT of Anni 1?
We crimped the cables before tensioning them, leaving them practically with 0 force
What properties of the cross sections do we need for analysis?
Area, Moment of Inertia, location of centroid
What happened at Nationals (2024) for UWCC?
DQ for plagiarism
Who are the Leads that are graduating?
Santi-structures, Amelia-Hull & Captain, Alex - Logistics & Captain, Claire - Aesthetics (Each person is 100 points)
How did we determine the buoyant force in the FBDs?
Plotted the area of water displaced by each cross section along the canoe, times the density of water (bonus points for saying sh*t like waterline or freeboard (50 extra))
How did Santi & Samarjit get the crimps off Anni 1, and how many hours did it take?
Vibrating cutter (provided by steel bridge), 8 hours (in the outside freezing wet cold of January)
What are the 3 models we calculate for Post tensioning (in days), and what is the most critical?
Model at 14 days, 28 days, and race day ( 2 months); most critical is 14 days
What were the names of the canoes post 2020 of uwcc (4)?
Anni, Yoshino, Smokechaser, Kalaloch
What did we place in each category at Regionals?
Overall 1st, Project Proposal 1st, Prototype 1st, Technical Presentation 1st, Races 1st (all) (each 100)