ubc okanagan’s concrete toboggan team

UBC OKANAGAN’S CONCRETE TOBOGGAN

TEAM Great Northern Concrete Toboggan Race (GNCTR)

Our Team

Total of 36 members

1st to 4th year students

Civil, Mech. and Elec.

Concrete Design & Construction

Mix Designs Total of nine mix designs Used RCA (Recycled Concrete),

Bentonite, Slag, Fly Ash, Glass, Bamboo, Sawdust

CSA standards for material testing

Ski Design Brainstorming Model Reinforcement Forms

Superstructure Frame must sit five members, and

withstand an 80km/hr front end impact test

The frame was constructed using 6061 T6 Aluminum tubing

Steering & Braking Our design utilizes the same steering

mechanism as an ATV. The brakes this year are similar to last

year’s.

Event Results Total of 21 teams from

across Canada

1st for Technical Report

5th for Concrete Mix Design

9th for Toboggan Design

16th Overall

2013/2014 Future Plans

Next year’s event being hosted by UWO

Goal is to create a unique and environmentally friendly, toboggan featuring bamboo

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