ASCE Concrete Canoe Regionals 2016

Concrete Canoe

This year the American Society of Civil Engineers Regional Competition was hosted by Illinois Institute of Technology on April 15th and 16th.  The Northwestern Team competed in the following events: Concrete Canoe, Mystery Design, Environmental Engineering Competition, Quiz Bowl, Technical Paper, and Surveying.   For the Concrete Canoe Design Paper, we ranked 1st! We also came in 4th place for the Co-Ed Sprint Races.  Out of the 19 Concrete Canoes Built, 3 did not pass the flood test, and 2 were not able to race.  The Environmental Design, Northwestern placed 4th.  Finally, we came in 1st place in the Quiz Bowl!  Next year the competition will be hosted by Milwaukee School of Engineering. 

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