Fast Boat Provides Unique Learning Experience for Civil Engineering Students

Civil and infrastructure engineering major Dominick Casciano works on the mold for this year's concrete canoe. Photo by Craig Bisacre/Creative Services/George Mason University

Civil and infrastructure major Dominick Casciano works on the mold for this year's concrete canoe. Photo by Craig Bisacre/Creative Services/George Mason University

George Mason University's Student Chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Concrete Canoe Team designed, built, and raced their concrete canoe at the ASCE regional competition in April 2015. The student team invested 8 months in the design-build process resulting in their fastest canoe to date. Support for the project provided in part by Mason's Office of Student Scholarship, Creative Activities, and Research (OSCAR) and the Civil Engineering Institute (CEI).

To learn more about the team and the processĀ watch the video.