"Virginia Polytechnic University"
(22nd place overall)

Design Paper (24th):

Presentation (21st):

Tech focused on a winning delivery as their theme.  Two men and one women dressed neatly in white shirts and cache pants gave a power point presentation to describe their effort.  They took turns at the podium and outlined their effort very well. 

The team took advantage of lap tops on the podium to give them visual cues, resulting in a flawless delivery.  But the presentation was somewhat difficult to see because of the red background of the slides that corresponded to the school colors.

The team was questioned on how they fabricated and defined their steel reinforcement, and were asked why they chose steel over say carbon fiber.  They replied that they had a new team and wanted to take a conservative approach. 

They were asked about the chemical reactions in their mix and why they selected a to use a rough finish, what the advantage was of the shrinkage reducers employed, to quantify the extent of shrinkage reduction, how they batched their concrete, what the difference is between quality assurance and quality control, and how the goals for their mix were established.

Product (21st):

Name: Cured-N-Time
Length: 20.5'
Weight: 105 lb
Color: red and white

Vital Stats:

Virginia Tech, located in Blacksburg, Virginia, was the representative from the Virginias Conference.  Tech has participated thirteen times at the national level and this was their fifth consecutive appearance.  Their highest finish to date was seventh in 1989.

Display (tie for 20th):

Canoe/Materials/Facts:

The team decreased rocker to improve straight line speed.