"City College of New York (CCNY)"
(22nd place overall; 17th in paper; 18th in presentation; 22nd in product)

Presentation:

The City College of New York represented the Metropolitan Conference and made their seventh national appearance

CCNY relied on 5 people to make their presentation; 4 men and 1 woman.  The presenters were dressed in suits and the presentation was technical/engineering.  The team used 1 screen and did not include any video.

After introducing themselves, the team presented the salient features of their entry and outlined their presentation.  Then it was on to hull design and structural analysis.

The team described their analytical approach and elaborated on how strain gages were used to verify their analysis.  They explained that they placed a number of gages on the hull but relied on a gage placed at the centerline of the canoe to make their comparisons.

The team outlined their goals regarding mix design and explained how they selected the aggregates and constituents used to meet the service load requirement.  They described the reinforcing scenario and moved on to construction before bringing their presentation to conclusion.

Questions and Comments:

• What recruiting methods did you employ to secure new members?
• How did you go about fund raising?
• Did you establish a budget?
• Did you have a target figure regarding how much it would take to compete?
• Where did you practice your paddling?
• How did you select your paddlers?
• Did you place your strain gages on last year’s canoe?
• Did you place any gages on the gunwale?
• What was your major selling point when approaching lower classmen regarding recruitment?
• What things did you learn this year that you plan to pass on to future teams?

Note: These guys may not have had the best canoe in the competition... but they certainly had the nicest suits!  Their delivery and accents made me reminisce about the 30 plus years that I lived in New York City.

Product:

City College of New York (CCNY) fielded "The Shepard."
Length: 19' 11"
Weight: 350 lb
Color: brownstone

The team employed a galvanized steel mesh and a fiberglass mesh to reinforce their hull and met the sieve requirement by using Perlite, Fillite, Macrolite, Solite, and Eccospheres.  They blended polypropylene fibers into their mix. 

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