2006 Pacific Southwest Regional Conference
March 30 - April 1, 2006
University of California, Los Angeles
Events and Activities
The competitions are a great way to hone your skills and break out of the classroom mold. If you'd like to get more involved, consider being a team captain! Below is a list of the events at conference this year and a short description. Click on the event links below for detailed descriptions and complete rules.
Basketball
Conference participants are invited to play a game of basketball.
If you are interested in being a team captain for this event, please contact Tyson Day.
Concrete Bowling Ball
Teams use their engineering skill, ingenuity, and athletic agility to create a bowling ball made of concrete. Scores are based on bowling ability, aesthetics, design, and presentation.
If you are interested in being a team captain for this event, please contact Tyson Day.
Concrete Canoe
ASCE Student Chapters and Clubs have been involved in constructing and racing concrete canoes on the local and regional level since the early 1970's. Hull design, mix design, presentation, endurance of the canoe, and endurance of the racers all factor into the final score.
Contact team captain Derek Pendergraft for more information.
Concrete Frisbee
Everyday engineers are using new materials and creating innovative techniques to design every aspect of society. This event requires ingenuity and imagination and is a great way to learn about new mix techniques making concrete more durable.
Contact team captain Tyson Day for more information.
Environmental
It is the year 2050 and dogs have taken over the planet. They have mastered everything that humans used to do, except for dewatering their waste, or what was once known as “sludge” to humans. Your task is to figure a way that the dogs can dewater their sludge with minimal costs.
If you are interested in being a captain, please contact Tyson Day.
Impromptu Design
The Impromptu competition is a fun tradition of the PSWRC designed to test general engineering skills. The event is unknown prior to competition even the host school. How well can you design on the fly? Are you a pro at doing homework at the last minute? Consider this event just right for you!
Contact team captain Tyson Day for more information.
Mystery Event
This year the YMF (Younger Member Forum) will be hosting the Mystery Event. None of the schools, including the host school will know what the event will be until the conference.
Contact team captain Tyson Day for more information.
Quiz Bowl
Teams compete to match answers in civil engineering categories.
If you are interested in being a team captain for this event, please contact Tyson Day .
Seismic Design
UNLV will not be participating this year.
To vent any frustration, please contact Tyson Day.
Steel Bridge
The Student Steel Bridge Competition is a national contest sponsored by the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) and ASCE. Students design, fabricate, and construct a bridge. This competition is not only about structural efficiency, as bridges are judged on assembly time and aesthetics.
Contact team captain Ferrin Affleck for more information.
Surveying
The land surveying competition is intended to test basic surveying skills as well as problem solving ability. Since surveying is a required skill for the Civil Engineering P.E. License, this competition is a good chance to learn all about it.
If you are interested in being a team captain for this event, please contact Tyson Day.
Technical Paper
This competition is modeled after the Daniel Mead paper (click for rules) sponsored by ASCE. This year's topic is: "Computers, Civil Engineering, and Ethics". The papers must be received by March 1, 2005.
This paper may also be submitted at the national level for individual award.
Tug-O-War
The tug-o-war competition is a fun tradition of the PSWRC. The competition will be played in single-elimination tournament style. Round match-ups will be randomly selected prior to tournament play.
Contact team captain Tyson Day for more information.
Water Balloon Toss
This event has taken the place of Volleyball. Tossing a waterballoon to teamates is the game.
If you are interested in getting wet, contact Tyson Day for details.
