NEW ORLEANS — If you throw a block of concrete in a bayou, it will sink. So how is it that hundreds of engineering students from around the Southeast managed to not just build, but race canoes made of ...
Veritasium on MSNOpinion
This sounds impossible… but can you float in concrete?
Most people assume concrete automatically means sinking. But floating has less to do with weight and more to do with density.
You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. THE UNIVERSITY of Florida team carries its concrete canoe during the ...
When McCormick junior Vivian Reilly attended McCormick’s organization fair her freshman year, one booth caught her eye: Concrete Canoe. “I saw this tank of water with floating cylinders of concrete, ...
Concrete canoes and steel bridges: Portland State hosts collegiate student design competition (STEM)
Members of a past Portland State University concrete canoe team are shown with their creation. (Portland State University) How do you make concrete float and steel bridges that withstand load stresses ...
BYU has been chosen to compete in the American Society of Civil Engineers' National Concrete Canoe Competition for the second year in a row. They thought it was all over. After coming in second place ...
HOMER, Ill.HOMER, Ill. — Does concrete float? For the hundreds of civil engineering students at the annual National Concrete Canoe Competition, the answer is “yes.” Teams representing 23 schools vied ...
Some results have been hidden because they may be inaccessible to you
Show inaccessible results
Feedback