Fall Semester
September 12, 2012
Took inventory of materials left over from the previous year.
Viewed the mixtures tested and used in last year's project.
Viewed the mixtures tested and used in last year's project.
October 3, 2012
Discussed updates relating to fundraising.
October 9, 2012
Decided on a theme of casinos as the theme and the name of the canoe will be jackpot. Discussed updates relating to fundraising. Analyzed the three mixtures that were going to be tested.
October 10, 2012
We mixed and poured out three mixes.
October 17, 2012
We found the 7 day strengths and densities of the three mixes.
November 7, 2012
We found the 28 day strengths of the three concrete mixes.
Winter Break
During winter break we tested our shotcrete mix by spraying it onto a test panel. After the concrete had dried we took some cube samples from the test panel that we are going to test soon. To see photos of what we did over winter break go to project updates then photos and to see a video of spraying the shotcrete watch the video below.
February 26, 2013
We received the mold in separate pieces, glued it together and now are deciding what date to actually make the concrete. It appears that we will be doing this during spring break.
March 14, 2013
We created the canoe using shotcrete by shooting the concrete onto the mold. Several pictures from various stages of the project are available on the photos section of the website.
April 28, 2013
The competition was held at Cook's Pond in Denville, NJ. For both the Men's and Women's Slalom we were in 4th place and in both the Men's and Women's Sprint we placed in 7th place and in The Co-ed sprint we finished in 9th place.