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Concrete Canoe

The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) hosts university teams from across the nation to construct a concrete canoe that floats, is navigable, and can compete in races in a lake.

What is ASCE Concrete Canoe?

ASCE provides strict rules regulating the canoe hull design, canoe weight, compressive strength, concrete mix design, mesh reinforcement, technical report and presentation to judges

Lawrence Tech is among 11 universities located in the Great Lakes region that competes under the ASCE North Central Conference of Student Chapters

Winners from the regional races move on to the national competition

Canoes races consists of five categories: women’s endurance; men’s endurance; women’s sprint; men’s sprint; and co-ed sprint

 

Benefits of ASCE Concrete Canoe

Opportunity to network with other university students working on their concrete canoe

Travel to universities around the great lakes region to compete each year

Develop leadership skills and experiences

Develop oral presentation skills with professionals about your canoe design

Develop communication skills in fund raising from sponsors and employers

Work on canoe hull design for Computer Numerical Control machine hull foam cutting and develop concrete mix for canoe

 

The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) hosts university teams from across the nation to construct a concrete canoe that floats, is navigable, and can compete in races in a lake.

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Use Your Cell Phone as a Document Camera in Zoom

  • What you will need to have and do
  • Download the mobile Zoom app (either App Store or Google Play)
  • Have your phone plugged in
  • Set up video stand phone holder

From Computer

Log in and start your Zoom session with participants

From Phone

  • Start the Zoom session on your phone app (suggest setting your phone to “Do not disturb” since your phone screen will be seen in Zoom)
  • Type in the Meeting ID and Join
  • Do not use phone audio option to avoid feedback
  • Select “share content” and “screen” to share your cell phone’s screen in your Zoom session
  • Select “start broadcast” from Zoom app. The home screen of your cell phone is now being shared with your participants.

To use your cell phone as a makeshift document camera

  • Open (swipe to switch apps) and select the camera app on your phone
  • Start in photo mode and aim the camera at whatever materials you would like to share
  • This is where you will have to position what you want to share to get the best view – but you will see ‘how you are doing’ in the main Zoom session.