Use MIKE 21/3 Sand Transport to determine the consequences of different orientations of a beach, the division of a beach into sections, and possible structures to support the beach and expected maintenance. Simulations can be designed to cover a period of one or more years and to account for extreme storm conditions.

A key component of an Environmental Impact Assessment is the ability to demonstrate a solid understanding of the impact of a project upon regional and local morphological processes, ecology and habitats including mangroves, sea grass beds, organisms and endangered species. With MIKE 21/3 Sand Transport, you can effectively describe, assess and simulate the present and future coastal morphology and dominant coastal processes.

Coastal environments are transient and continuously reshaped by the natural forces of waves, tides, storm surges, erosion, and deposition. To be sustainable, coastal development requires a clear understanding of, and respect for, these natural processes. MIKE 21/3 Sand Transport can be used to identify the best solutions to mitigate the impact of erosion on beaches and at ports and tidal inlets.

Use the Sand Transport module on all scales, from regional areas (10 kilometres) to local areas around coastal structures, where resolutions down to metres are needed. The software is designed to span the gap from the river to the coastal zone.

Take advantage of this capability using the built-in Dune Erosion Model.

You may choose to include a varying layer thickness as a starting condition for the simulation. This option is useful when simulating sand transport in areas with rock bed present (i.e. cases with non-erodible bed and limited sand supply).

Point sources of suspended sediment are important in many applications such as the release of sediments from rivers, intakes, and outlets from cooling water or desalination plants. In MIKE 21/3 Sand Transport, the source concentrations of each component in every sources point can be specified individually as either specified concentration or excess concentration.

Specify bed-level sources to simulate the effect of nourishments or dredging on morphology. You can also specify maintenance dredging to keep a certain water depth in a navigation channel and to dispose the dredged sediment in a specific area.

The Sand Transport (ST) module leverages advanced parallelisation techniques to harness the power of multiple cores and GPUs, delivering exceptional performance. Specialised methods enhance calculation speeds for morphological modelling, ensuring faster results without compromising accuracy. Working with large models? Every MIKE 21/3 ST license and subscription now supports powerful Linux clusters equipped with hundreds of CPUs.

Save time and improve your modelling workflows using MIKE Zero’s upgraded editors and viewers. Take advantage of new keyboard shortcuts and themes, improved tabbing, tear off and cascade functionality plus easier access to User Guides and Scientific Documentation.

MIKE Zero, DHI’s fully Windows integrated graphical user interface, is now better than ever and comes standard with all MIKE 21/3 software. Enjoy easy access to new MIKE Cloud applications and Cloud-enhanced functionality, plus an extended set of MIKE tools within theme-based (rather than product-based) interactive workflows. Ensure important model components such as sources and structures stay at the forefront with a new interactive, customisable floating mapping window. Lastly, the updated tabbing functionality will help you work in a more organised and efficient manner.