Profile
- Name: Betonkanu TU Graz (concrete canoe)
- Tasks: To develop canoes and/or watercraft made of concrete
- Address:
Institute of Structural Concrete
Lessingstraße 25
8010 Graz - Contact:
- E-Mail: betonbau@tugraz.at
- YouTube
- Target group: interested students of all fields
Student Civil Engineering and team member 2024
Working on the concrete canoe makes a welcome change to everyday uni life. From social and organisational skills to practical application of the engineering and building technology know-how, the team faces challenges in a wide range of fields.
An additional motivation is, of course, the international competition with more than 70 other universities and academies.
The women's team in the concrete canoe "Fragile - Handle with Care", winner of the category "most lightweight" of the German Concrete Canoe Race 2015.
The Team at Work
Services for Students
- Design and construction of concrete canoes and other watercraft
- Practical application of civil engineering theory
- Experience in project management and marketing
- Participation in biannual Concrete Canoe Regatta and/or concrete canoe race
- Advice from experts in canoe building and structural design
- Partial crediting of time spend on project in the form of ECTS points
Achievements
2024 - Concrete Design Competition 2023/24:
- 1st place (Competition theme: Creative exploration of concrete as a building material and its applications)
11. Concrete Design Competition
2019 – German Concrete Canoe Regatta:
- 2nd place in category
Watercraft
with the themeThe Bouncy Castle
- Special prize for the
most creative interpretation of the competition call
for the canoeExtension
(total weight 6 kg) - 3rd place in category
social media competition
17. Deutsche Betonkanu-Regatta
2017 – German Concrete Canoe Regatta:
- 2nd place in category "Canoe Design" for the canoe "Printess Layer"
- 2nd place in category "Lightest Canoe" for the canoe "Fragiler"
16th German Concrete Canoe Regatta
2015 – Concrete Canoe Regatta in Brandenburg:
- 1st place in category “Lightest Boat” with 3.1 kg/m (total weight 16.65 kg) and thus “lightest boat” in 30 years of the competition
- 3rd place in category “Lightest Boat” with 4.5 kg/m (total weight 24.40 kg)
- 5th place in category “Canoe Design”
- 4th place in category “Watercraft” with the theme “Mario Kart”
