Date of Award
5-2013
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Departmental Honors
Department
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Abstract
Egyptian mythology is full of legend and mystery. Ra, the Chief God of Ancient Egypt, used a mysterious canoe, named Meseket, to cross the underworld at night (Ions, 1983). Our fabricated legend begins with Aken, Ra's loyal ferryman. When Aken accidentally broke the canoe Meseket, he was left without a vessel to ferry Ra. Without proper materials to fashion another wooden boat, he asked Anubis, the god of embalming for assistance. Together they built a new canoe out of concrete using raw materials from the Egyptian landscape. The 2013 Utah State University Concrete Canoe Team has endeavored to recreate this concrete canoe of legend.
Recommended Citation
Dabling, Mitchel Robert, "Canoebis" (2013). Undergraduate Honors Capstone Projects. 606.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/honors/606
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Faculty Mentor
Richard Peralta
Departmental Honors Advisor
V. Dean Adams