Moroccan American Association of Civil Engineers MAACE

11/20/2016

First sustainable city in Morocco!

تخصيص 2.5 مليار دولار لبناء مدينة بيئية خالية من انبعاثات الكربون بالمهدية ومن المرتقب أن تكون هذه المدينة التي ستشهد منطقة المهدية ميلادها بعد سبع سنوات من ...

11/01/2016

Recent storms across the US, has ultimately pushed the industry to study more the stability and strength of dam structures. This is a good example when a dam made of sand and gravel fails due to saturated water.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWEWVw7TGk4

A small model dam, made up of sand and gravel. Water poured behind it, the line of saturation seen moving through the dam. Until failure of the dam. This was...

05/15/2016

An interesting question was given to us today by Akhtar Zeb Khan:

can fresh concrete which has been frozen could be restored./.....?

05/12/2016

Segments of first cable-stayed bridge in Africa, which was constructed by the 6th Engineering Co., Ltd., MBEC, joined together on May 6th, Morocco time.
By China's Zhongtie Major Bridge Engineering Group Co. Ltd (MBEC), which is located in Wuhan, capital of central China.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSJpS4E6Pfk

Le très attendu pont à haubans de Rabat sera bien ouvert en juin, a annoncé Najib Boulif. Ce pont est ausculté par une technique japonaise de pointe appelée ...

05/12/2016

Morocco Rabat first Cable-stayed Bridge in Bouregreg Valley to be operational by the end of June. It has been undertakeen by the 6th Engineering Co.,LTD.This bridge is the first cable-stayed bridge in Morocco , and it will be a landmark in Morocco even the whole Africa when completed. The cable-stayed part is composed of (183+376+183) meters triple-span cable-stayed bridge, adopts the double tower stayed design. The main tower is 197.45 meters high, and the bridge floor is 951.66 meters in total length; the main bridge deck is 30.5 meter wide, which is composed of two 2.2 meters wide concrete side plates, and connects by metal beam between the two plates. The pylon is composed of four concrete stabilizer blades which are end to end, the connection between pylon and bridge floor is via prestressing force concrete beam to finish, which is complicated and highly difficult.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XosIRy5i5wo

Maroc: Pont Haubané sur le Bouregreg - قنطرة أبي رقراق المعلقة

11/04/2015

Good Job Said & Walid!

Two NJIT graduate students had summer internships in Qatar, helping the Arab emirate to design and build its first subway station. Qatar is a rich…

10/16/2015

SLJ900 for bridge precast panel er****on!

Heavy Industry, SLJ900/32 Machine Weight: 580 tonnes Measures: 91.8 meters long - 7.4 meters wide - 9 meters high Location: China For Licensing tonionoel@hot...

10/12/2015

Let's practice some bridge design. Please follow instructions on website on how to play (design) a cargo bridge! Good Luck!

Build a bridge and test your consctruction skills. Help your workers to collect items located on the other side of valley

10/12/2015

Carbon fiber for structural reinforcement.

09/07/2015

The Q'eswachaka bridge in Peru is rebuilt every year using traditional Inka engineering techniques by the local communities on either side of the canyon. This bridge has been continually rebuilt in this same location since the time of the Inka. The entire bridge is built in only three days. This video was produced by Noonday Films for the National Museum of the American Indian exhibition, The Great Inka Road: Engineering an Empire. This video was narrated by John Ochsendorf, Professor of Civil Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Every year, local communities on either side of the Apurimac River Canyon use traditional Inka engineering techniques to rebuild the Q'eswachaka Bridge. The ...

08/28/2015

BMW is looking to urgently hire two structural engineers in Greenville SC, one with PE and without a PE. These positions are at least an 18-24 month long term contract. Experience in framing and steel design. Inbox if interested.