I – Introduction
Background
The American Society of Civil Engineers was founded in 1852 to bring all civil engineers together to improve, outperform, and share their knowledge and experience with fellow civil engineers. The Concrete Canoe competition is one of the main competitions that ASCE has organized over the years. According to the ASCE website, the first ASCE Concrete Canoe Competition was in 1988, but the first ASCE chapter began holding canoe competitions and races in the 1960’s. Since 1988, rules, regulations, mixes, and designs have varied. However, the teamwork spirit, innovation, leadership, and project management have not changed. Both The transport device and the concrete canoe will be designed and fabricated in the Spring of 2022 semester by all members to participate in the Deep-South Competition that is to be held at Arkansas State University in March 2022. The project provides not only team members, but all Civil Engineering students the ability to gain hands-on experience, develop teamwork skills, and create awareness of concrete technology among civil engineering students, educators, practitioners and the general concrete industry.
Constraints
During the early portions of the concrete canoe project, constraints are needed for the design process of the canoe. The constraints for the canoe are the limits that must be met during the design and fabrication of the canoe. These constraints were primarily provided in the 2022 ASCE Concrete Canoe Competition- Request for Proposals. Below the preliminary constraints for the design group’s concrete canoe project are listed.
Task 2: Further Define and Develop Constraints
After the advisor’s approbation, research will be conducted by examining a few previous concrete canoe projects and consulting with the project advisor. To ensure comprehensive research, other constraints will be determined during the research process. The team will have enough knowledge to decide which of the constraints will be best for the project. Information such as concrete properties, mix design, and reinforcement are great examples of research data.
Task 6: Progress Report
The progress report will be completed by each individual within the design group, in order to illustrate the work done for the previous five tasks. The progress report will record the individual tasks completed in accordance with the timeline during the design project. In Senior Design I, there is a progress report due on August 22, 2021. The due date for the progress report is subject to change based on if the group is on track with their timeline.
Task 7: Preliminary Design
Task 7 is the stage where the project design and construction concepts of the concrete mix and transportation device are determined. This stage is an early project configuration, where it can be seen as the last stop before starting the work on the project. The preliminary design involves the details of the project, such as cost, material mixes, drawings, reinforcement material, and a list of all other requirements. The main objective of the preliminary design is to devolve the alternative solutions that the team chose. More focus will be on applying the main selection criteria to the alternative solution with the supplemental data gathered to prepare thoroughly before starting the project.
