MSOE concrete canoe takes fifth at national competition
| Published: 06/22/2004 |
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After nearly a year of preparation and an eight-hundred mile journey to the nation's capital, MSOE students took fifth in the ASCE/MBT National Concrete Canoe Competition. The 17th annual competition had 21 other entries from top engineering schools; the contest was judged not only on speed, but in design, construction and overall performance.
The three-day event held in the Washington D.C. area was hosted by The Catholic University of America and organized by American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). Degussa Admixtures, Inc./Master sponsored the competition, with additional support from Baker Concrete Construction, USA and U.S. Silica Company.
MSOE hosted the regional competitions this spring. Fellow Wisconsinites from University of Wisconsin-Madison took first at this year's national competition.
The races, both endurance and sprint combined, count for only 25 percent of the total score. An academic paper and a business presentation detailing their design, as well as the product each account for an additional 25 percent. The canoes also must pass a floatation test prior to the races. The students completely submerge their canoes in a tank of water to prove they are still able to float horizontally when filled with water.
2004 ASCE/MBT National Concrete Canoe Competition teams in order of final rank:
1.University of Wisconsin-Madison 2.Université Laval 3.University of Alabama in Huntsville 4. Clemson University 5. Milwaukee School of Engineering 6. Texas A&M University 7. Oklahoma State University 8. Drexel University 9. Michigan Tech University 10. New Mexico State University 11. University of Minnesota-Twin Cities 12. North Carolina State University 13. Western Kentucky University 14. California State Polytechnic University Pomona 15. Polytechnic University 16. California State University Sacramento 17.University of Oklahoma 18.Montana State University, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Rochester Institute Technology, Villanova University and Fairmount State College.