AI Helps Save Sinking Grain Warehouse At Saudi Arabia’s Jazan Port

Dubai (PlantAndEquipment.com) - GeoStruXer, an engineering company, successfully rehabilitated a sinking grain storage at Jazan City Port using artificial intelligence and sophisticated digital modeling, overcoming geotechnical obstacles imposed by salt-rich subsurface conditions.

The 12,000-square-meter warehouse, which serves over 1.5 million people and is regarded as a vital food security facility, experienced foundation settling, warping, and cracking as a result of an underground salt dome that was gradually dissolving.

Before using AI algorithms to ascertain the necessary quantity and location of micropiles for the foundation rehabilitation, GeoStruXer analyzed soil and structural behavior using Bentley Systems' PLAXIS 3D modeling software.

The AI-assisted method saved more than $2 million and drastically lowered engineering time, material consumption, and carbon emissions by more than 70%.

According to Bentley, the project demonstrates the expanding use of AI in infrastructure engineering, enabling quicker analysis, increased productivity, and more sustainable project delivery.