Rezai, M., & Sileshi, R., & Garcia, D. (2025, March), Design Concepts for Pre-Engineering Students - Endurance Vessel Boat and Bridge Building Projects  Paper presented at 2025 ASEE Southeast Conference , Mississippi State University, Mississippi. https://peer.asee.org/54155

\bibitem{asee_peer_54155}
  Rezai, M., \& Sileshi, R., \& Garcia, D. (2025, March), \emph{Design Concepts for Pre-Engineering Students - Endurance Vessel Boat and Bridge Building Projects}
  Paper presented at 2025 ASEE Southeast Conference , Mississippi State University, Mississippi.
  https://peer.asee.org/54155

Mariam Rezai, Redahegn Sileshi, and Dennis Garcia.  "Design Concepts for Pre-Engineering Students - Endurance Vessel Boat and Bridge Building Projects".  2025 ASEE Southeast Conference , Mississippi State University, Mississippi, 2025, March.  ASEE Conferences, 2025.  https://peer.asee.org/54155 Internet.  04 Apr, 2025

\bibitem{asee_peer_54155}
  Mariam Rezai, Redahegn Sileshi, and Dennis Garcia.
  "Design Concepts for Pre-Engineering Students - Endurance Vessel Boat and Bridge Building Projects".
  \emph{2025 ASEE Southeast Conference , Mississippi State University, Mississippi, 2025, March}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2025.
  https://peer.asee.org/54155 Internet.  04 Apr, 2025

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TY  - CPAPER
AB  - Integration of hands-on activities and design projects into engineering course have been shown to
significantly enhance and deepen understanding of concepts. Teamwork, group interaction, and
communication skills are crucial components of learning. Engineering Student Guild (E.S.G) is a
student-led organization at the University of North Georgia at Gainesville whose mission is to
provide design and project opportunities, hands-on experience, and a network to engineering
students. E.S.G offers a range of opportunities for students to develop and deepen their knowledge
of engineering, regardless of their prior experience. To achieve its mission, E.S.G hosts semesterly
competitions where students develop and implement engineering projects. Through these
competitions, students expand their skills, knowledge, and experience.

E.S.G hosted Endurance Vessel Boat and Bridge Building Competitions in Fall 2023 and Spring
2024, respectively. Five to eight teams participated in these competitions. The teams were required
to design, build, and test the functionality of their projects. With each competition, there was a
given ruleset and specified amount of materials to be used. For the bridge building competition
teams had to design and construct a bridge that will support the greatest weight possible per gram
of material used in construction. For the Endurance Vessel Boat competition, teams had to design,
and 3D print their boat. 3D printing technology is an effective tool to allow students to physically
see the changes they make to a design concept. Beyond testing the projects built, students used
trial and error to further improve their initial designs. At the conclusion of the contest, awards were
given out for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place.

Students’ skills and knowledge in physics, engineering, and design software such as AutoCAD and
SolidWorks were advanced to develop an efficient boat and bridge. Students learned how to work
in a team where everyone has different skills and knowledge.

Keywords: Design, Bridge, and Endurance Vessel Boat
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AU  - Dennis Garcia
CY  - Mississippi State University, Mississippi
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