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 ...

Building and racing a concrete canoe seems impossible, but for the Kansas State University Concrete Canoe Team, this is an ...

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 ...

Here's an announcement from the American Society of Civil Engineers about the annual concrete canoe contest for universities. Rutgers is among the finalists. Reston, Va., June 6, 2011—The names are ...

This June the waters of Lake Sammamish will see sailboats, Jet Skis and a fleet of unconventional watercraft — concrete canoes. The University of Washington will host the American Society of Civil ...

KALAMAZOO -- Concrete for sidewalks and building foundations? Of course. Glass-embedded concrete as an alternative to granite countertops? OK. But a concrete canoe? And one that weighs close to 400 ...

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 ...

TEMPE, Ariz. (KSAZ) - Float or sink? Engineering students from across the Southwest met at the docks of Tempe Town Lake Marina for a unique competition; making a concrete canoe stay afloat. "It's just ...

It’s appropriate that for the 25th running of the National Concrete Canoe Competition being held in Reno, Nevada, one of the competitors is named “Prospector” in honor of the California Gold Rush and ...