Design Project Overview

For this design project, we bring together our knowledge of construction materials and material chemistry to design and fabricate a concrete boat capable of floating on and holding a quantity of water.  We aim to build a light-weight yet durable craft and will therefore undertake a literature study to investigate the chemical additives that will fulfill our set objectives.  Using the present literature as a basis, we will transition into the design phase, where we will establish boat specifications, budget resources, and conceive of a concrete composite.  Upon finalizing our design, we will manually build our boat and will assess the fulfillment of our stated objectives by placing the finished product in water.  We will document our weekly progress and results in the posts below.