The Concrete Canoe Magazine is now looking for papers to be published in its third edition. Articles featuring recent development in concrete mix design, molding, construction techniques or any topics related to the concrete canoe project will be considered for publication. The Concrete Canoe Magazine is proud to offer a $500 SCHOLARSHIP to the best paper submitted by a student. All students, undergraduate or graduate, are invited to submit a paper. You can also have several authors for the paper, but they must all be students to be eligible for the scholarship. When submitted, the paper will be analyzed by the reviewing committee and a decision will be taken. Following the committee’s decision, the author(s) will be informed. If you are interested in submitting a paper for the scholarship, mention that you are interested and eligible for the scholarship in your e-mail and provide us with a proof of your student status.
Mission The Concrete Canoe Magazine’s mission is to disseminate knowledge and recent development from concrete canoe teams and get students from different schools in touch through this amazing engineering challenge. It is also intended to share experiences from concrete canoe enthusiasts and former participants. About The Concrete Canoe Magazine is published once a year to share developments on concrete canoe technology. In 2006, more than 4500 copies were distributed at regional and international competitions. For 2008, the objective is set at 6000 copies. Topics cover all areas of concrete canoe technology such as shape design, structural analysis, concrete and composite design and optimization, canoe construction, oral presentation and design paper tips, training, etc. The publications committee and an ad-hoc technical advisory group will review and approve all material before publication. Important dates Paper submission Acceptation and corrections Final manuscript submission Distribution at regional competitions
October 15th 2007 November 1st 2007 December 1st 2007 Spring 2008
Format Requirements The manuscript must follow the structure and requirements listed below. 1. Title 2. Author name and affiliations 3. Abstract 4. Main text 5. Conclusion 6. Acknowledgements 7. Autobiography text and photo 8. References 9. Tables 10. Figures Typescript - 12 point Times New Roman font - One column double space 8.5 x 11 in page text. Units - All units should be in SI or both SI and English units.
Figures and Tables - Each table and figure must have a title and a number, referenced within the body of the main text. - Place your tables and figures at the end of the manuscript. - Please follow the example Table 1. Example of a table Edition Number of copies 2006 4500 2007 6000
Figure 1. Logo of the Concrete Canoe Magazine References To cite sources in the text, use the author-date method; list the last names of the authors, then the year. The formats are as follows: one author—(Smith 2004); two authors—(Smith and Jones 2004); three or more authors—(Smith et al. 2004). Prepare a reference section listing all references alphabetically by last name of the first author. For anonymous reports and standards, alphabetize by the issuing institution. Below are samples of properly formatted and complete references: Journals: King S., Delatte N. J., Reference Paper Title, Reference journal Title. Vol. 1, No. 1, 2005, 54-61. Conference Proceedings and Symposia: Fwa T. F., Liu S. B., Teng K. J., Reference Paper Title, Proc. Name of conference, City, Country, 2005, 29-38. Include the sponsor of the conference or publisher of the proceedings, AND that entity’s location!— city and country. Books and Reports: Feld J., Carper K., Book Title, Publisher, City, Country, year, number of page. Web Pages and On-line Material: Burka L. P., Reference Internet Title, http://www.concretecanoe.org, 2003 CD-ROM: King S., Delatte N. J., Reference Paper Title, CD-Title (CD-Rom), Publisher, city, country, 2005
How to submit material Please e-mail article text, autobiography text, and caption text as a Microsoft Word document and PDF file. High-resolution digital images can be submitted via e-mail or disc. Images should be a minimum of 300 dpi, preferably sized at a minimum of 4 x 6 in. for general photos and at 1 ! x 1 " in. for author photos. Line art should be TIFF, JPEG or EPS files. Color inkjet printouts or color copies of photos are not accepted as embedded graphics unless they are 300 dpi at 4 x 6 in. Contact Information Francois Paradis, ing jr, M.Sc.
Francois.paradis@gci.ulaval.ca
Maxim Morency, ing. jr
Maxim.morency@gci.ulaval.ca
Dennis Burns ing.jr
Dennis.burns@gci.ulaval.ca
(418) 656-2131 #8726 Université Laval Dept. Génie civil Pavillon Pouliot, Ste-Foy, Québec, Canada G1K 7P4
(418) 656-2131 #8733
(418) 656-2131 #8726