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Concrete canoe and steel bridge would like to thank everyone who contributed to helping both teams to compete at the regional competition. Please visit the update tab to see the results, videos, and photos from the regional competition.
If you would still like to support our team, please visit give.msoe.edu/donate and designate our team as the area of support.
About Concrete Canoe
Concrete canoe is a student competition team at MSOE apart of the American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE) Student Chapter. Concrete canoe offers students an opportunity to apply knowledge learned in classes into making a full-size (20 ft) concrete canoe. The MSOE Concrete Canoe team has placed in the top 5 since 2016 and with their most recent first place finish in the 2021 regional competition.
About Steel Bridge
Every year we design and fabricate a 20+ foot long bridge based on a set of design criteria from AISC that is new every year. Everything is hand cut and welded and broken into smaller pieces that we then race against other teams to see who can build their bridge the fastest. The bridges are then compared based on different criteria such as aesthetics, how well the bridge holds load and how efficiently we built it.
Past Achievements
2022 Regional Competition
The 2022 regional competition is at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign from April 7th to April 9th. At the regional competition concrete canoe and steel bridge will compete against 19 other universities. Aside from the two main competitions there are other smaller competitions where MSOE students and use their knowledge to apply it to real world applications. This competition also gives students the opportunity to meet with other universities and talk about their approach to concrete canoe, steel bridge, and other small competitions.
Learn more about this year's competition at https://studentsymposium.asce.org/western-great-lakes/competitions/
Support Needed
While the CAECM department will provide some support in attending the Regional Competition, both teams rely on monetary donations as the main source of income to offset the cost of attending. Our goal is to raise $5,000 to offset the cost of transportation, hotel, food, and registration fees. With your support, both teams will have the ability to send 25 students to the 2022 Regional Competition. Help our teams get to the Regional Competition with a gift to this project. No amount is too small and every gift will be greatly appreciated. We are excited to keep you updated along the design and construction process of the concrete canoe and steel bridge. Thank you for your support!
With appreciation,
Matthew Tonkel (Concrete Canoe Captain), Matt Jancosek (Steel Bridge Captain), and competition team members
