Society of American Military Engineers

United States Marine CorpsEngineering and Construction Camp

Camp LeJeune, NC

A Little About Me…

• Name: Spencer Cobb

• Age: 16

• School/Grade: Yorktown High School/Junior

• Interests: Frisbee, Ice Hockey, Boy Scouts, Engineering, Military History, Sci Fi, Fantasy, Reading

Alpha Squad

Day 1-Major Challenges

• Design and Construct a Concrete Beam:– 8 feet long– 1/10th cubic yard of concrete

• Our design:– 6” width x 8” height x 96” length (as required)

Day 2- Major Challenges

• Moving Water Uphill:– Move 250 Gallons– Three large hoses, 4 small hoses, 1 red

SOLO cup

• Water Balloon Trebuchet:– Ideally launches over 100 feet

Day 3- Major Challenges

• Storm Water Basin:– Design and Construct a Storm Water Basin

that would drain the maximum amount of water in 15 minutes

– Deductions were taken for erosion

Day 4- Major Challenges

• Cardboard AAV (Amphibious Assault Vehicle)– Supplies: (4) 4’x8’ corrugated cardboard

sheets, (1) 90yd x 2ft roll of cellophane wrap, (1) 6inx90yd roll of cellophane wrap, (1) roll of duct tape, (1) exact-o knife

– Challenge: paddle it across the pool and back three times

Day 5- Major Challenges

• Concrete Beam Destruction:– Driven over by a Humvee (approx. 4 tons)– Driven over by MRAP (approx. 7 tons)

Fun Events

• Ultimate Frisbee Tournament

• Beach Volleyball Tournament

• Bowling Tournament

• Demo Range Observation

• Beach Day

• Free Swim

• (Any Meal Time)