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  2010 U.S. National Concrete Canoe Competition  - 23rd Anniversary
San Luis Obispo, California
June 17-19, 2010

Michael Carnivale, III, PE revises White Paper regarding Table 3.1 (Mix Design)

 A Must Read for All Competitors

Mike is a past chair (2005-06) and corresponding member of the Committee for National Concrete Canoe Competitions (CNCCC).  He notes, "outside of achieving the strengths and unit weight goals established by the teams, teams must document their mixture(s) using the data table (Table 3.1).  This table is the only document used by the judges to determine if the concrete mixtures are in compliance (aggregate content, w/cm ratio, cm content, air content, etc.) and has a profound effect on scores for the design report and  the final product.

For the past couple of years, I have reviewed many design tables usually in assisting judges in determining compliance with the Rules and Regulations.  The main reason for the reviews dealt with calculation errors, erroneous numbers and the use of values which made review of the table rather difficult. 

Understanding that the competition may be the very first experience that teams have to concrete mixture design, the errors that are commonly observed could be mitigated with some instruction.  To this end, I have taken the liberty to prepare a 'White Paper' that provides general guidelines and hints so that teams have a better understanding on how to properly complete the table."  .... Fantastic job, we appreciate the effort! ...jag

  (PDF - Revised) by Michael Carnivale, PE - (ASTM C138)

Also to be posted by ASCE here.

CNCCC Solicits Host for 2011
Deadline for Questions on 2010 Rules is Friday, February 19, 2010

Dear Concrete Canoe Participants: We are now accepting proposals for hosting of the 2011 ASCE National Concrete Canoe Competition.  If your ASCE Student Chapter is interested in submitting a proposal for consideration, please contact us at cnccc@ermail.asce.org for a copy of the host prospectus... Committee on National Concrete Canoe Competitions

The cut-off date for submitting a question to the CNCCC is Friday, February 19th.  The final FAQ will be published on or around March 1, 2010.

ConcreteCanoe.org  -  2010 National Coverage -  ConcreteCanoe.org
(rules, national qualifiers, photos, top picks, race site, links, commentary, etc.)

- Nevada-Reno Launches Concrete Canoe Message Board -

The University of Nevada - Reno is the latest contributor to ConcreteCanoe.org.  They strengthened our effort to support concrete canoeing worldwide by hosting an on-line discussion and forum via their concrete canoe message board...  and we've added a button on our menu so that you can access it.  Be sure to check this out and join the fun!

- ASCE Creates Hashtag* on Twitter -

Ms. Joanna Colbourne, Sponsorship Coordinator, American Society of Civil Engineers recently started a hashtag* on twitter (a real-time short messaging service that works over multiple networks and devices) for the Concrete Canoe Competition.

* Hashtags are used to track a subject/person/event, etc, as multiple people are tweeting.

For a quick cheatsheet (PDF) on how to Tweet, sign up, download onto your phone, and how to monitor the traffic... click here. 

- National Champs Announce 2010 Theme -

The University of California - Berkeley (2009 National Champs) will christen their 2010 entry "Ex Calce Liberatus"... a Latin saying meaning "Liberated from Stone."  Ex Calce Liberatus later became known as Excalibur, according to legend. This mythical sword and the legend surrounding it will serve as their inspiration this coming year.  They too have our own surprises and will be liberating their canoe from stone soon.

- Auburn, UAH and UAB co-host 2010 ASCE Southeast Regional Conference -

The Southeast Regional Conference will feature 16 different events making it the largest ASCE student conference in the nation.  Stay tuned for details as 20+ schools including Florida, UAH, Florida Tech, and Auburn vie for the privilege of representing the Southeast at the 2010 National Concrete Canoe Competition.   

Southeast Regional Conference Website

- CNCCC Issues Preliminary FAQ -

The CNCCC (Committe on National Concrete Canoe Competitions) issued a copy of the 2010 NCCC Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. This is the first of two FAQs that are sent by the CNCCC. The information included in the FAQ is a compilation of ALL the questions posed by the students and the responses given by the CNCCC that have been previously broadcasted to the NCCC list server (As of 10/31/09).  Questions that have been received by the CNCCC for which privacy was requested are not included in the FAQ.

November 5th FAQ

This version of the FAQ will be superseded by a version that will be issued on or around 1 March 2010.

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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.