GeoStruxer’s digital twin of a 12,000‑square‑metre grain warehouse in Jazan, Saudi Arabia, enabled a redesign of the original slab‑on‑grade foundation to a piled solution that cut pile numbers by 70% and CO₂ emissions by 44%. Using Bentley’s PLAXIS 3D and Leapfrog, the team integrated geotechnical models with structural analysis to optimise pile length, spacing, and layout while maintaining bearing capacity and settlement criteria. The approach reduced concrete and steel quantities, shortened construction time, and provided a reusable geotechnical model for future port developments.

A levee stability example models a flood event over a confined aquifer, comparing pore-water pressure definitions under different PLAXIS licensing options (2D, LE, and LE Advanced). The case contrasts simple hydrostatic assumptions with transient seepage and confined aquifer responses, including delayed pressure dissipation and uplift at the levee toe. Results show how choice of pore-pressure model and licence level materially changes calculated factors of safety and potential slip surfaces, directly affecting design decisions for flood defence embankments on artesian foundations.

Pile Dynamics, Inc. and GRL Engineers, Inc. will run a one-day 2026 “State of Practice” seminar focused on quality control for deep foundations, covering benefits, methods, interpretations, risks and implementation. The programme centres on modern testing and monitoring approaches for driven piles and drilled shafts, including practical guidance on data interpretation and risk management. Geotechnical practitioners can expect applied content directly relevant to foundation load testing, integrity assessment and construction QC procedures.