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 Created as a portal to student and professional organizations
worldwide, this site caters to a diverse audience ranging from the avid canoeist
to the most serious national contender. |
 When
you enter through our gateway, you'll find links to sponsors,
participants, data bases, libraries, photo galleries, video promotions, tips,
and feature articles. So whether you're building a concrete canoe just for
fun, or aspiring to become a power player at the national level, this site is
for you!
From Lean to
Green
to Racing Machine Team UAH was shocked on Friday night when they removed "SUPER CHARGER" and their test cylinders from their molds to find that their concrete had turned from brilliant white to bluish green. Undaunted after abandoning construction last month due to fatal shootings on campus, the team decided to integrate the bizarre patches into their design. Crews have been working round the clock ever since then... to finish the boat in time for the Southeast Conference this weekend.
2010 marks the team's 25th anniversary. The boat was built from start to finish in 28 days! "It reminds me of the time that Werner Von Braun's rocket team was faced with a three day deadline prior to launch, said Dr. John Gilbert, Team UAH faculty advisor. "The team's lead engineer asked Dr. Von Braun how on earth he thought that they could finish in three days. Von Braun responded, 'We still have three nights too!" The launch went according to plan." UAH attributed the effect (called "Greening") to a complex reaction of the sulfide sulphur contained in their blast furnace slag with other compounds in Portland cement. "The reaction was enhanced due to a lack of air and inadequate oxidation in the affected areas," said Team UAH. "It was pronounced in the bow and stern sections where we had placed flotation; and, in thicker regions of the hull located along the gunwale and chine."
According to the Slag Cement Association (SCA), "Surface greening occurs in only a small percentage of concrete made with slag cement. The degree and extent of the coloration depends on the rate of oxidation. Greening does not affect the concrete performance and generally goes away in about a week."
The Committee on Concrete Canoe Competitions recently distributed a copy of the 2010 NCCC Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. The information included in the FAQ is a compilation of all the questions posed by the students and the responses given by the CNCCC which have been previously broadcasted to the list server. This version of the FAQ supersedes the version that was issued in November 2009 (and includes all of the responses that were part of that FAQ).
ConcreteCanoe.org
- 2010
US National Coverage - ConcreteCanoe.org
Southeast
Conference Competition Begins Thursday
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 the Florida Gators (defending Conference Champions), UAH (National Champs 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2001), Florida Tech (National Champs 1996), and Auburn vie for the privilege of representing the Southeast at the 2010 National Concrete Canoe Competition. As the 2009 host school, the University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa is already in the hunt... so there could be as many as three Southeast representatives. Southeast Regional Conference Website
- Defending Champs at UC Berkeley Liberate Canoe From Stone -
The University of California - Berkeley Bears (5 time national champions including 2009) have come out of hibernation. They christened 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 the team's inspiration this coming year. Cal won last year's US nationals with "Bear Area." They continue to follow their tradition of including "Cal" and "Bear" in the names of their entries in alternate years.
- University of Wisconsin-Madison Updates Design Report Page - a The University of Wisconsin-Madison Badgers (5 time national champions) modified their concrete canoe web site and we've updated our link to their partition that includes the national design reports. You may catch some of these guys wearing woolen hats during the winter months but you'll seldom see their racing team on the water without red bandanas.
- Nevada Reno Launches Concrete Canoe Message Board -
The University of Nevada - Reno (one time national champion) 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!
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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. |
