Upcoming Events

 
 
4/22/2012 -> Come back to Evansville, Return the truck
4/21/2012 -> Presenting, Mystery Design, Awards Banquet

Peoria, IL - Awards Banquet / 3rd Place in Mystery Design

Peoria, IL - Canoe Presentation

4/20/2012 -> Racing in Peoria
 
The 2011-2012 Eagles ASCE team at the concrete canoe competition with No Regrets.
 
Peoria, IL - Men's Endurance / 4th Place
 
Peoria, IL - Women's Sprint / 5th Place
 
Peoria, IL - Women's Endurance / 6th Place
 
Peoria, IL - Men's Sprint / 4th Place
 
Peoria, IL - Coed Sprint / 2nd Place !!!
 
4/19/2012 -> Leave for Peoria, Welcome Dinner
4/18/2012 -> Pack Truck up @ 5:00pm
4/17/2012 -> Preparation/Practice for Canoe Trip
4/16/2012 -> Tunnel Tour at USI @ 5:00pm
USI - Tunnel Tour (1/2)
 
USI - Tunnel Tour (2/2)
 
4/15/2012 -> Blue River Canoe Trip (all day)
Milltown, IN - Blue River canoe trip (1/2)
 
Milltown, IN - Blue River canoe trip (2/2)
 
4/14/2012 -> FE Exam (all day)
 
4/1/2012 and 4/4/2012    Paddling Practice @ 5:00pm
Interested in paddling at the competition? Come by BE0019 or Reflection Lake and practice this Monday an Wednesday from 5 to 6pm.
 
3/30/2012        Paddling Practice @ 10:00am
Interested in paddling at the competition? Come by BE0019 or Reflection Lake and practice this Friday from 10am - Noon.
 
 

2012 Pour Day: "No Regrets"

2/11/2012        POUR DAY this Saturday!! @ 8:30 am
Come by the canoe room and see how you can help build a floatable concrete canoe. Breakfast/snacks will be provided. We also have a few spaces left on the concrete canoe trip to Peoria, IL if anyone's interested.
 
1/29/2012        ASCE Workshop in BE0019 @9am
The concrete canoe team will be making the final touches to the canoe mold. Come by and see how you can help.
 
1/18/2012        Next ASCE Meeting/Workshop @ 6pm
 
12/21/2011     ASCE Workshop
The concrete canoe team will be working on the female mold at 1pm. Come see how you can participate. We'll be in the dirty lab (BE0019).
 The Female Styrofoam Mold For This Year's Canoe
11/24/2011    
Happy Thanksgiving!
 
10/9/2011     Blue River Canoe Trip
Half of the USI ASCE team travelled to Milltown, IN and went on a 7 mile canoe trip today. If you missed this trip, don't worry. We plan on having another canoe trip next Spring.
 
10/6/2011      ASCE Workshop
ASCE will be breaking up into teams to work on pedestals, hull design, mix design, and the Gantt Chart. Want to help out? Come by BE0017 at 6pm this Thursday. We'll also finalize our Blue River Canoe Trip plans.
The Seagle finds a new home
The ASCE team found a new home for the Seagle in the Business and Engineering Center after working late Thursday evening and Friday morning.
 
9/30/2011    Blue River Canoe Trip
Our ASCE group is planning a canoe trip on the Blue River over Fall Break (Sunday Oct.9th). The trip may include some caving tours at Marengo as well. We've got three slots open, so If you're interested in coming, call Joe @ 812-202-1240. See the details below for more information:
 
Details:
              DATE:      Sunday Oct.9th
              COST:      $23 Half Day Canoe Trip (2-4hours)
 
Itinerary:
ARRIVAL TIME:      6:00am  in Business and Engineering Parking Lot
  DEPARTURE:      6:30am from USI (Central Time)
 TRAVEL TIME:      Approximately 2 hours
ARRIVAL TIME:      9:30am (Eastern Time)
       CANOING:      7 Mile Trip (Eastern Time) 10:00am-1:00pm
           LUNCH:      1:00pm - 1:30pm
          CAVING:      Marengo Caving Tour/Spelunking, TBA      
        SUPPER:       TBA
RETURN TO USI     Sunday Evening
 
9/23/2011    Want to learn about design mixes?
Come by room BE0019 at 11am -1pm on Fridays as we'll be mixing up some light weight concrete and performing some compression tests.
 
Compression Tesitng
                  Compression Testing on Lightweight Concrete Cubes
 
9/9/2011    Concrete Canoe Rules Have Been Posted
Check out our "Links" page for more information.
 
9/8/2011     ASCE Kickoff Meeting

Making minature concrete canoes

As part of the ASCE kickoff meeting, new members learnt how to make styrofoam molds and mix concrete for their own minature concrete canoes. New members also had a chance to take the practice canoe out for a spin on the lake.
 
9/8/2011    ASCE Kickoff Meeting
                When: 6pm - 7:30pm
                Where: BE0018
Want to join ASCE? Come get your hands dirty and make miniture concrete canoes. We'll also be rowing out on Reflection Lake, weather permitting. If you're interested, bring some clothes to change into.
 
Canoe Practice
 Canoe Practice on Reflection Lake
 
9/5/2011    The canoe room has been moved to BE0019. Thanks for all the help. This looks like it's going to be a great year!
 
9/2/2011    The 2011-2012 concrete canoe team has been busy moving the canoe room from TC109A to the new Engineering center. We'll begin mix design sessions as soon as the concrete canoe rules are posted.
 
9/1/2011    The first meeting of the semester for returning members was in BE0017.
 
4/2/2011    Milwaukee, WI
2010-2011 1st Place, Mystery Design
The 2010-2011 team of four placed 1st in the Mystery Design Competition, which required competitors to extend an egg furthest from the wall with only paper and string.
 
4/1/2011     Milwaukee, WI
2010-2011 USI ASCE Team
The 2010-2011 Eagles ASCE team at the concrete canoe competition with their pirate themed Interceptor
 
4/1/2011     Milwaukee, WI
Donuts before canoing
The 2010-2011 team getting breakfast at the canoe competition in front of Lake Michigan. 
 
5/2/2010    Rose Hulman
2009-2010 USI ASCE Team
The 2009-2010 Eagles ASCE team at the concrete canoe competition with their Black Duck.
 
Welcome to the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) USI student chapter!
 
Not a Member Yet? Get the latest updates by sending an email titled
"Join USI ASCE" to jlvangampl@mail.usi.edu. Weekly meetings are on Thursdays in BE0017 from 6pm - 7:30pm.
 
 

Canoing Practice Center

Want to paddle the canoe with us? Email Deejay Shaw @ dashaw@mail.usi.edu  for a list of rowing practice events. We'll be out on the lake or in the gym, weather permitting Wednesdays (5pm-6:30pm) and Fridays (10am-Noon).