UCLA Concrete Canoe
  • Home
    • Newsletter
    • Video Game Download
  • About
    • Join
    • FAQ
  • History
  • Donate
  • Contact

ABOUT

ABOUT US

Concrete Canoe is a project for undergraduate students.  The project consists of designing, constructing, presenting and racing a canoe made of concrete.  Competitions for Concrete Canoe began in 1971, and the first National Concrete Canoe Competition was hosted by the American Society of Civil Engineers in 1988.  In order to participate in the national competition, teams must qualify by placing first in their respective regions.  Rules for the competition are released annually in the Fall, regional competitions are hosted throughout the school year, and the national competition is usually held near the beginning of summer.

There are four main aspects to the project.  Each category is weighted equally in the national concrete canoe competition.  The categories for scoring are Design Paper, Final Product, Oral Presentation, and Races.




Design Paper

Each team must submit a technical design paper which includes everything from project management to mix design and construction.  A design drawing, schedule, appendices, and title page are just some of the other requirements for the design paper.  Deductions are assessed for papers that are incorrectly formatted, as detailed by the national concrete canoe rules.  

Below is a list of past design papers from the UCLA Concrete Canoe Team.

2015 - Arcturus

2014 - Imperia

2013 - Meridian
​
2012 - Hakuna Matata

2011 - Rock the Boat

2010 - Premiere
​

2009 - Neptune
Picture
Picture
Picture

Final Product

The final product category is judged on display day of the competition.  This category is judged based on the quality of the finished canoe, a themed display table, and a cutaway representation of the team’s concrete canoe construction process.  All stands and tables must meet required dimensions and are usually constructed such that they match the theme of the canoe.  Cutaways display the entire process from mold construction to final sanding and staining.  
Picture

Oral Presentation

Each team is required to give a presentation within the specified time. Presentations may be done using any presentation medium the team decides to utilize.  Following the presentation, each team is required to complete a round of questions from the competition judges.  Each judge typically has his/her own technical specialty.  Presentations are judged based on both the quality of the presentation, as well as the ability of the team to answer questions both correctly and briefly.  
Picture
Picture

Races

Race day is perhaps the most exciting day of the competition. There are three types of races each team must complete: Endurance/Slalom, Sprint, and Co-Ed Sprint.  For both the endurance and sprint races, there are both a two man tandem and two woman tandem race.  This is a total of 5 different races, which combined make up the total race score.  Sprint races have initial heats, which are then followed by both a grand and petite final.  Endurance races are completed in a series of time trials completed by each team.




SITE MAP

HOME
ABOUT
  • JOIN
  • FAQ
HISTORY
DONATE
CONTACT

Our Mission

 The UCLA Concrete Canoe team aims to provide a space to hone technical skills and leadership in civil engineering through a hands-on project.

Sponsor Us

Interested in helping us out?  Click the button below to learn how you can help!
How to Get involved

ASCE at UCLA
 |  Concrete Canoe   |  Twitter: @BruinsCanoe  |  Email: bruins.concretecanoe@gmail.com