NEW ORLEANS — If you throw a block of concrete in a bayou, it will sink. So how is it that hundreds of engineering students from around the Southeast managed to not just build, but race canoes made of ...

Several engineering students spend almost a year to achieve the perfect concrete mix and design for their boat. The canoes are then put on display, presentations about the product are made, and the ...

This June the waters of Lake Sammamish will see sailboats, Jet Skis and a fleet of unconventional watercraft — concrete canoes. The University of Washington will host the American Society of Civil ...