{"id":3860,"date":"2019-07-22T11:41:22","date_gmt":"2019-07-22T11:41:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.www.geoquest-group.fr\/?p=3860"},"modified":"2020-01-10T18:38:07","modified_gmt":"2020-01-10T18:38:07","slug":"morocco-sidi-maarouf-bridge-is-standing-tall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.geoquest-group.fr\/en\/morocco-sidi-maarouf-bridge-is-standing-tall\/","title":{"rendered":"Morocco: Sidi Ma\u00e2rouf Bridge is standing tall"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Geoquest and Freyssinet<\/a> have been involved in the construction of Casablanca\u2019s major new structure, the Sidi Ma\u00e2rouf Bridge.<\/h2>\n

Started in 2015, the cable-stayed bridge is being built as part of the redevelopment of the Sidi Ma\u00e2rouf junction initiated by the city of Casablanca. Funded by the municipality and the General Directorate of Local Authorities,\u00a0the project comprises the transformation of the junction into a three-level urban interchange made up of a cable-stayed bridge and its access ramps, two large roundabouts and their slip roads, and two one-way underpass sections<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

At\u00a0224<\/strong>\u00a0metres long, the structure is characterised by the\u00a0composite design<\/strong>\u00a0(steel\/concrete) of its\u00a0deck<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0tower<\/strong>. This latter, which is\u00a075<\/strong>\u00a0metres tall, was purposely designed on a slant by architect Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Zirk and resembles the\u00a0mast of a\u00a0sailing boat<\/strong>\u00a0with the stay cables as\u00a0sails<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Geoquest and Freyssinet were selected to contribute to the project:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Geoquest was responsible for the studies, design, supply and technical support for the installation of\u00a0TerraClass\u00ae<\/sup> facing panels<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0GeoStrap\u00ae<\/sup><\/strong>\u00a05 reinforcements for the bridge’s two access ramps. In total,\u00a04,200\u00a0m\u00b2<\/strong> of TerraClass\u00ae<\/sup> facing panels were assembled, some as high as\u00a09 metres<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Between 2016 and October 2018,\u00a0Freyssinet supplied and installed the 27 stay cables<\/strong>, the prestressing, bearings and joints. The bridge deck is supported by 27 stay cables arranged in two lateral planes and one central plane, weighing a total of 102 tonnes.<\/p>\n

When it is opened in late 2018, the bridge will relieve traffic congestion, which reaches 17,000 vehicles\/hour at peak times, ensure that the junction interacts smoothly with the tramway, and provide a free-flowing link between Mohammed V Airport and the various business centres in the area.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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