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April 20, 2017

Engineering

Whatever happened to Illinois Tech's Concrete Canoe? (pt 3)

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April 20, 2017

Engineering

Whatever happened to Illinois Tech's Concrete Canoe? (pt 3)

Remember the team of Illinois Tech engineering students? They finally got to race their concrete canoe at the ASCE regionals in Milwaukee. How did they do? Will they move onto the finals? The final installment in our epic saga...

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March 15, 2017

Engineering

Close call: ASCE's Illinois Tech team casts Concrete Canoe (pt 2)

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March 15, 2017

Engineering

Close call: ASCE's Illinois Tech team casts Concrete Canoe (pt 2)

We check back with the ASCE Illinois Tech student chapter as they recover from a near-mistake and cast their canoe for the 2017 Concrete Canoe competition. Will their boat float?

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March 2, 2017

Engineering

New start: Illinois Tech engineers 2017 ASCE Concrete Canoe (pt 1)

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March 2, 2017

Engineering

New start: Illinois Tech engineers 2017 ASCE Concrete Canoe (pt 1)

Each year, teams of student engineers design, construct, and race a canoe made of concrete against other university teams in the ASCE's Concrete Canoe competition. This year, we're once again following the Illinois Tech team as they try to make it to Nationals.

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April 22, 2016

Engineering

Canoe Sinks but Student Dreams Soar (Part 4)

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April 22, 2016

Engineering

Canoe Sinks but Student Dreams Soar (Part 4)

It's not whether you win or lose; it's how you host the games! That was one major takeaway for the Illinois Tech team as it hosted the April 15 Midwest regionals of the national Concrete Canoe Competition. Behold, their final blog entry in our series.

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April 14, 2016

Engineering

Concrete Countdown: It's Sink or Swim Time! (Part 3)

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April 14, 2016

Engineering

Concrete Countdown: It's Sink or Swim Time! (Part 3)

But will it float? That question is already causing engineering students on 19 different Midwest college teams to lose sleep as they bring their homemade concrete canoes to Chicago for tomorrow's regional finals. Here, host Illinois Tech shares its 11th-hour angst.

Rob McManamy

April 11, 2016

Engineering

Concrete, Canoes, Cramming and Caffeine (Part 2)

Rob McManamy

April 11, 2016

Engineering

Concrete, Canoes, Cramming and Caffeine (Part 2)

Regional finals are just days away for the National Concrete Canoe Competition, sponsored by the American Society of Civil Engineers. In this second installment, we check in with our team at Illinois Tech for an update as the big race nears.

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April 6, 2016

Engineering

Students, Prepare to Launch your Concrete Canoes! (Part 1)

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April 6, 2016

Engineering

Students, Prepare to Launch your Concrete Canoes! (Part 1)

Who says engineers have no fun? If you are an engineer today, then you probably have at least heard of ASCE's National Concrete Canoe Competition. Starting here, BuiltWorlds this spring will follow one student team's hopeful journey to aquatic glory.