Problem Statement

• About 1/3 of Saudi Arabia is covered in sand.
• Sand dunes form by sand drifts and occasional sand storms.
• In the Eastern Province of SaudiArabia drift rates reach 30 m3/m width annually and dunes up to 25 m in height.
• An average rate of movement of dune of nearly 15 m per annum.
• Problem: sand buries pipelines, blocks roads, erodes and surrounds utility foundations.