Concrete Canoes - Civil Engineers Host Student Competition
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| Audience/Grade: | High School Junior -College Senior 11-College Senior |
| Discipline(s): |
Civil Engineering Construction Engineering |
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| Learning Resource Type: |
Teaching - Lecture/Presentation |
| Media Type: |
WWW |
| Author(s): |
Organization:Science Daily, Science News |
| Description: | Video report in Science News. "Engineering students in the 20th annual American Society of Civil Engineers national concrete canoe competition, show off their latest canoe boat models. The concrete canoes float because a cubic foot of water weighs 62-point-4 pounds. A cubic foot of concrete composite concrete mix weighs 45-point-6 pounds -- thatýs almost 20 pounds lighter than water. Adding foam plus the concrete, then makes its lighter than water, so the whole canoe will float." |
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| Related Resources | |
| Keywords: | concrete canoes |
| Has Components: |
National Concrete Canoe Competition |
| Usage Tip | |
| Related ABET Criteria: |
(c) Design a system, component, or process |
| Use of Resource: |
Could be used to interest students in civil or construction engineering. Useful related links. |
| Difficulty: |
Easy |
| Interactivity Level: |
Medium |
| Version Info | |
| Publication Date: | August 2007 |
| Platform/Format: |
WWW |
| Cost: |
Free |
| Download URL: | http://www.sciencedaily.com/videos/2007/0803-concrete_canoes.htm |
| Metadata: |
IEEE LOM Record |
| Collection: |
NEEDS
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