General
This annual competition challenges students to design, build, and race a canoe made of this heavy construction material.
What is the ASCE Concrete Canoe Competition?
To determine internal forces, moments, and reactions in the structure
The test that measures the workability of fresh concrete.
What is the slump test?
The structure to first build and shape the canoe before placing concrete
What is a mold?
The men's and women's sprint and slalom, and the co-ed sprint
What are the races in the Concrete Canoe Competition?
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
What organization hosts the National Concrete Canoe Competition
A diagram that shows the internal shear forces and bending moments
What is a shear/moment diagram?
The chemical that improves flow without adding water?
What is superplasticizer?
This prevents cracking and provides tensile strength
What is reinforcement?
The year of the first national ASCE Concrete Canoe competition
What is 1988?
When the overall density of the canoe is lighter than water.
How is a concrete canoe able to float?
The constant load over time, like the canoe's weight.
What is a Dead load?
What is silica fume?
The process to make a smooth surface for racing the canoe
What is sanding?
The first university to hold a concrete canoe competition
University of Illinois Urbana-Champagin
The Hull Design, Entry, and Concrete Mix.
What determines a canoe’s speed during races?
The load that changes with time, like paddlers.
What is live load?
lightweight aggregates, sand, fibrous materials, etc
What is a concrete mix?
An additive to the concrete mix to change its color
What is pigment?
The creator of the first concrete canoe.
Who is Joseph-Louis Lambot in France?
This process allows concrete to gain strength over time by maintaining moisture and temperature
What is curing?
The process of shaping the canoe's body for stability and speed, first part of the canoe process
What is hull design?
Additives to the mix that hold the concrete mix together
What are fibers?
The chemical that prevents the concrete mix from bonding to the mold
What is a release agent?
cement mortar and reinforced iron mesh
What was the first concrete canoe made of?