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About the Swedish Competition
The first international concrete
canoe competition took place in Sweden on Tuesday, June 8, 1982. The
competition was held on the "Riddarfjarden" located in the center
of Stockholm just in front City Hall.
The races were organized by the Swedish
Concrete Association and FIP, the International Organization for the
Development of Structural Concrete.
There were at least sixteen
entries from seven countries including canoes from Australia, England,
West-Germany, Denmark, and Norway, plus three boats from Holland and eight
from Sweden.
The races began with qualifying
heats and concluded with a grand finale just before a reception for the FIP-Congress
delegates was held at the Stockholm City Hall.
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1st FIP
International Concrete Canoe Race
Stockholm, Sweden
June 8, 1982
Technical University of
Denmark wins in Stockholm
Races were held on the "Riddarfjarden"
in front of Stockholm's City Hall.
A team from the Technical
University of Denmark (DTU) won the 1st FIP International
Concrete Canoe Race held in Stockholm, Sweden as part of the Ninth
International Congress of the FIP, the International Organization for the
Development of Structural Concrete.
There were at at least
sixteen entries from seven countries including Australia, England,
West-Germany, Denmark, Norway, Holland, Sweden.
Announcement/Telegram
Re: 1st FIP International Concrete Canoe Race
Reference
Material - FIP-82
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About
the Winning Entry
The design for the winning
entry at this competition was inspired by Professor Herbert
Krenchel, a civil engineer and materials scientist, who taught at the
Technical University of Denmark (DTU).
In the
mid '60s, Krenchel performed research on fibrous reinforcement
and suggested that the plastic material called polypropylene could be
used to enhance the structural behavior of cementitious materials by
using it as reinforcement.
In 1981,
Professor Krenchel urged a group of students at DTU to build a
concrete canoe in which they incorporated a woven glass fiber into a
super plasticised cement paste. The students entered the first
international concrete canoe race and won.
Dr.
Krenchel received the first Concrete Prize ever awarded by Danish
Concrete for work in this area.
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