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About the U.S.
Competition
According to ASCE, the
objectives of the National Competition are as follows:
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To provide civil engineering
students an opportunity to gain hands-on, practical experience and
leadership skills by working with concrete
mix designs and project management.
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To increase awareness of the
value and benefits of ASCE membership among civil engineering students
and faculty in order to foster lifelong membership and participation in
the Society.
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To build awareness of the
versatility and durability of concrete as a construction material among
civil engineering students, educators and
practitioners, as well as the general public.
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To build awareness of
concrete technology and application among civil engineering students,
educators and practitioners, as well as the
general concrete industry.
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To increase awareness among
industry leaders, opinion makers and the general public of civil engineering
as a dynamic and innovative profession essential to society.
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To generate and increase
awareness of ASCE’s and national sponsors’ commitment to civil
engineering education among civil
engineering students, educators and practitioners, as well as the
general public.
About the CNCCC
The Committee for National
Concrete Canoe Competitions ( CNCCC) is composed of volunteers associated with the American Society of Civil Engineers
(ASCE). These individuals have the primary responsibility of reviewing and establishing the rules for each year's
competition and assisting students by providing clarifications of the
rules.
At the Conference level, the Committee assists the hosts and judges
by supplying information. At the national level, they not only assist the judges and the host
school but run the events on race day.
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2014
ASCE National Concrete Canoe Competition
University
of Pittsburgh at Johnstown
June 19-21, 2014
ConcreteCanoe.org
- 2014
US National Coverage - ConcreteCanoe.org
2013
ASCE National Concrete Canoe Competition
University
of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)
June 20-22, 2013
ETS
Claims U.S. Title
Ecole de Technologie Superieure
(ETS) won the U.S. National Concrete
Canoe Competition ((NCCC). The University of Nevada, Reno finished
second followed by the University of Florida in third. The defending
champion, Cal Poly - SLO finished fourth with Utah State University in
fifth (spreadsheet).
ETS claimed victory (above - photo
courtesy of ACI) with "Savannah"
(below).
ETS
was one of my top
five picks and I congratulate them on their victory. I also
selected Reno, Florida, and SLO for top five placement. As predicted,
Reno took the design paper and SLO won the final product. ETS
placed first in the oral presentation category while SLO won the races (some of
which were not held due to inclement weather). My hat goes off to
Utah State who tied for most design points (57.5/75.0) with ETS and
Florida. I
won't be underestimating you guys next time!.. jag
Front
Line - Follow
Up
Going into
Urbana, ETS had an impressive average
placement record of 7.43 and had finished top three in three of their
last five U.S. appearances. This year's appearance in Urbana marked ETS's eighth U.S. national appearance.
They are the tenth school to win the U.S. title (details
here) and their win raises the team's average placement record to
6.63.
The University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown will host
the competition in 2014.
ConcreteCanoe.org
- 2013
US National Coverage - ConcreteCanoe.org
(rules, national qualifiers,
photos, top picks, race site, links, commentary, etc.)
Disclaimer: This website has been built and is maintained by
Team UAH,
the University of Alabama in Huntsville's concrete canoe
team. ConcreteCanoe.org is not an official or sanctioned website of
the National Concrete Canoe Competition. Visitors are directed
to the official website
for the official rules, latest sanctioned
information, and instructions for communicating with the organizing
committee.
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About
ASCE
The
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) is the oldest national
engineering society in the United States. Founded
in 1852 with 12 members, the Society was created to disseminate
information among engineers who were
building the roads, canals, bridges and railroads of a young nation.
Today, ASCE has more than
140,000 members, including some 15,000 of whom are international
members residing outside the United
States in 167 countries. Individual professional engineers rather than
companies or organizations hold
membership. The members are organized geographically into ten regions,
88 sections, 154 branches and 296
student chapters and international student groups.
The objective of ASCE is
to enhance the welfare of mankind through the advancement of the
science and profession of
engineering. In response to these goals, more than 6,200 members
voluntarily serve nearly 600 different
technical, administrative and coordinating committees. Another 300
participate on 36 other professional committees.
Including the activities of sections, student chapters and
international student groups, as well as the national
and local committees, ASCE groups average 100 meetings throughout the
country every day.
Educational activities
extend to college campuses through 296 student organizations. These
organizations sponsor meetings,
educational outreach, conferences, student competitions, social events
and other activities to help future
engineers become better prepared for their careers. Numerous
scholarships and awards are made available
for deserving students of civil engineering.
A 17-member Board of
Direction governs the Society. The Board, which includes ASCE officers
and representatives elected by the
membership, establishes all policy for the organization. A staff of
250 implements the policies; the
vast majority of staff work at ASCE International Headquarters located
in Reston, Virginia.
Further information about
ASCE can be found here.
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