Objectives:

• To provide civil engineering students an opportunity to gain hands-on, practical experience and leadership skills by working with concrete mix designs and project management.

• To increase awareness of the value and benefits of ASCE membership among civil engineering students and faculty in order to foster lifelong membership and participation in the Society.
• To build awareness of the versatility and durability of concrete as a construction material among civil engineering students, educators and practitioners, as well as the general public.
• To build awareness of concrete technology and application among civil engineering students, educators and practitioners, as well as the general concrete industry.
• To increase awareness among industry leaders, opinion makers and the general public of civil engineering as a dynamic and innovative profession essential to society.
• To generate and increase awareness of all sponsoring companies commitment to civil engineering education among civil engineering students, educators and practitioners, as well as the general public.
  
  Seventy-five percent of the total team score is based on engineering design and construction principles, the written report and oratory skills. The remainder is based on the performance of the canoe and the paddlers in five different race events: men's and women's slalom/endurance races, men's and women's sprint races and a co-ed sprint race.[2]