THE EFFECT OF SOIL DENSIFICATION ON THE ATTENUATION OF THE PHENOMENON OF SOIL LIQUEFACTION IN A PORT PROJECT IN MOROCCO

Morocco, which is in a seismically active zone, is currently experiencing a significant development in terms of the realization of development and infrastructure projects. Therefore, reflection on soil liquefaction problems during project design is essential. The densification of soils by vibro compaction is a recent process of soil treatment, its effect is to improve the geo mechanical characteristics of the soil in this case the relative density and subsequently the reduction of the potential for liquefaction, it is a technique soil improvement in the mass, it is closely linked to the grain size of the soil to be treated, its percentage of fines less than 10% (going to 0.08 mm <10%), this technique gives the treated soil sufficient cohesion to avoid large increases in pore pressures during the earthquake. This article aims, through the study of a real case, to evaluate the effectiveness of vibro compaction to improve the relative density of the soil and consequently the reduction of the risk of liquefaction of the treated soil. The work focuses on the analysis of the SPT tests carried out before treatment and on the CPT tests of control of the vibro-compactge works carried out after execution. This study showed that this process generates an effect of improvement of the relative density and reduction of the compaction by inducing a reduction of the risk of liquefactio

The choice of optimal sites for controlled landfill using the Analytical Hierarchy Process and the Geographic Information System: A case of Oum Azza in Morocco

Depending on the technical, institutional, economic and social limits of developing countries, as well as the population density in cities, nowadays, the volume of urban waste has increased considerably, and the management of this waste contributes to climate change, and air pollution, it directly affects many ecosystems and many species. Waste management faces serious problems such as irregular collection, informal sweeping activities, uncontrolled dumping and proliferation of illegal dumping. The latter constitute a real and permanent threat to the quality of life, this exponential increase in the urban population and the resulting accelerated phenomenon of urbanization have highlighted the need to develop sustainable and efficient waste management systems. Stakeholders are therefore required to consider alternative and available means of disposal, in particular by minimizing the damage caused to the ecosystem and to the human population, among these means of disposal, controlled landfills, considered as the last option in the waste hierarchy. In this study, attempts were made to locate a new landfill in Oum Azza using the AHP multi-criteria decision-making method to assess the different criteria considered during the prospecting and combining them with the geographic information system to acquire the results in the form of maps displayed on the optimal sites to house a new controlled landfill and minimize its terrible impact on the environment

Contribution of geophysics for the characterization of ore deposits, case of the Bouarfa mine, Morocco.

Geophysical methods are one of the best ways to determine the potential of a mining area. Indeed, for the prospection of metalliferous deposits, the magnetic method remains essential as it makes it possible to characterize the extent and the depth of the anomalous bodies present in the prospected zone, mainly due to their reaction with the values of the total magnetic field. Thus, for the manganese mining zone of Bouarfa and more exactly Hammraouet, the genesis of the deposit is such that the manganese is generally associated with ferruginous minerals and clearly affect the total magnetic field. That said, the raw results obtained must imperatively be subjected to corrections to only keep the effect of the anomalous bodies on the magnetic field. Hence, we must proceed with the correction of the daytime effect then we eliminate the regional effects to get the map of the residual anomaly and finally we perform a reduction to the pole that will allow us to have well individualized and unipolar anomalies and thus allowing us to locate precisely the potentially mineralized axes. The synthesis of the various maps obtained by spatial interpolation of the data recorded in situ and corrected allows us to locate areas of mining interest and to determine the different tectonic phenomena that took place in our study area. In time, these maps will serve us to guide the subsequent mechanical surveys to confirm the results obtained by geophysical methods

Contribution of geophysics for the characterization of ore deposits, case of the Bouarfa mine, Morocco.

Geophysical methods are one of the best ways to determine the potential of a mining area. Indeed, for the prospection of metalliferous deposits, the magnetic method remains essential as it makes it possible to characterize the extent and the depth of the anomalous bodies present in the prospected zone, mainly due to their reaction with the values of the total magnetic field. Thus, for the manganese mining zone of Bouarfa and more exactly Hammraouet, the genesis of the deposit is such that the manganese is generally associated with ferruginous minerals and clearly affect the total magnetic field. That said, the raw results obtained must imperatively be subjected to corrections to only keep the effect of the anomalous bodies on the magnetic field. Hence, we must proceed with the correction of the daytime effect then we eliminate the regional effects to get the map of the residual anomaly and finally we perform a reduction to the pole that will allow us to have well individualized and unipolar anomalies and thus allowing us to locate precisely the potentially mineralized axes. The synthesis of the various maps obtained by spatial interpolation of the data recorded in situ and corrected allows us to locate areas of mining interest and to determine the different tectonic phenomena that took place in our study area. In time, these maps will serve us to guide the subsequent mechanical surveys to confirm the results obtained by geophysical methods

Spatio-Temporal Analysis of the Remote Sensing Ecological Index – A Case Study of the Favorable Agro-Ecological Zone in Northwest Morocco

Agriculture has traditionally been one of Morocco's most important industries, providing the largest percentage of the nation's GDP (Gross Domestic Product). However, over the past two decades, the frequency and severity of Morocco's droughts have grown. These climate changes have a direct impact on essential crops in the country. Exploring the geographical and temporal evolution of the ecological quality is thus critical for the conservation of the natural environment. To achieve this, the present study attempted to evaluate seasonally the environmental quality in the most favorable agro-ecologic zone in Morocco, using remote sensing data, in the years 2001, 2011, and 2021. An index was created, called Remote Sensing Environmental Index (RSEI), which combines four ecological indicators, related to vegetation, humidity, heat, and dryness aspects. The results indicate that from 2011 to 2021, the RSEI values deteriorated the greatest, particularly during the winter months. In addition, vegetation and humidity were the parameters most affecting the RSEI index. Thus, the key drivers of the improvement in the environmental quality are the establishment of ecological policies, rules, and actions to maintain a sustainable environmental development