March 16, 2012
Placed concrete on mold!
March 13, 2012
Mold Preparation
March 9, 2012
Mold delivered from Dino Rentos Studios. Display stand constructed.
February 24, 2012
Prepared the garage for mixing and placing the concrete.
February 14, 2012
Experimented more with poraver proportioning mix.
February 1, 2012
Ordered our mold.
January, 2012
Mixed batch with 1/2 small poraver & 1/2 large poraver. Also tested colored concrete
Spring Semester
November 28, 2011
Cylinders were tested for 7 day strength.
November 21, 2011
Ordered Poraver arrived. Mixing of further designs resumed.
November 4, 2011
Results of testing: Mix 1 held 658 psi and Mix 2 held 840 psi at 7 day strength.
October 30, 2011
The cylinders were stripped and placed in water for curing. This was postponed by a day due to inclement weather. Mix 1 cylinders initially floated.
October 28, 2011
WE MIXED! Today was our first day mixing our three preliminary mix designs. We made two cylinders of our Mix 1, one to be tested at 7 day and one to be tested at 28 day strength. Mix 2 included Metamax, and we made one 7 day test cylinder. Mix 3 included Metamax and a higher w/c ratio, this made one cylinder to be tested at 7 day strength.
October 24, 2011
Researched and developed a Pre-stressed Mix Design for possible Pre-Stressed Concrete option.
October 21, 2011
The team picked up some donations of supplies from the Silvi Group.
October 18, 2011
The team worked on developing the mix design.
October 14, 2011
Developed Home Depot list of materials.
October 7, 2011
Met with the local Home Depot Manager to discuss possible donations to the team.
September 20, 2011
We have met with Dr. Krstic twice and are starting to research materials for our concrete mixture. We have recruited several Junior Civil Engineering majors who are intersted in helping with our project.
September 15, 2011
The team and Dr. Krstic had a meeting with Mr. Rudeau, who provided us with wonderful advice on the canoe building process.
Summer Recap
Sent out Fundraising Letters with the help of the Development Office to various companies.