As we enter the new year, we would like to thank our readers of The NetWork for staying tuned and encourage you to keep reading and sharing this newsletter as 2013 will offer many interesting news about MIKE by DHI.

For MIKE by DHI software, 2012 was a year with many thrilling news and events, including the release of MIKE by DHI 2012 with new features and possibilities, the launch of our new flexible licence model, MIKE LICENSING FLEX ACCESS, introduction of a new corporate visual identity and much more, which will all continue to have an effect in 2013.

We look forward to another exciting year with many new projects and activities in the pipeline worldwide – all for the purpose of offering you the best possible products and service.

Best regards,

MIKE by DHI

A licence for every need

For information about licence types specifically for FEFLOW, please read more on www.feflow.com. Also, you can now download the updated FEFLOW version (FEFLOW 6.105) and licence manager software (NetLM 4.5) from www.feflow.com/download.html to gain access to the new functionalities immediately.

Free download: Topography Adjustment Tool

The Topography Adjustment Tool is a MIKE by DHI software custom user tool developed for the purpose of automating the process of using polygon shape files to adjust topography values in dfs2 files used in MIKE 21 surface water flow models. The main application of the tool is to use a polygon shape file of buildings to automatically assign land values to the dfs2 grid cells which are intersecting the building polygons. However, the tool has been designed such that it can also be used to ‘burn’ roadways into the topography. In fact, although the tool is primarily intended for adjusting topography, it can be used to adjust any dfs2 file using a polygon shape file to select the grid cells of interest.

The Topography Adjustment Tool was developed to work with the 2012 Release format of dfs2 files but it is expected it will work with some earlier versions of dfs2 files and will continue to work for future releases as long as major changes are not made to the structure and content of dfs2 files.

Click here to download the Topography Adjustment Tool.

Improved version of Global Tide Model now available

The data can conveniently be copied to the default folder for tidal constituents (e.g. C:\Program Files (x86)\DHI\2012\MIKE Zero\Application Data\Tide Constituents). The Global Tide Model is developed by DTU Space in collaboration with DHI.

Click here to download the model constituents for free.

The use of 3D numerical modelling in groundwater research and water quality risk assessment in Canada

Matrix Solutions Inc. is using MIKE by DHI numerical modelling for ground-breaking research and valuable solutions for their clients. Two examples are:

Feasibility study estimating lithium and potash rich brine deposit reserves
Matrix Solutions developed a 3D numerical modelling tool using among others FEFLOW to represent the complex groundwater flow system and evaluate various wellfield strategies. Using FEFLOW to develop their numerical model, Matrix Solutions was able to significantly reduce simulation time and reach a conclusion supporting a long time and low cost mining operation.

The importance of groundwater–surface water interaction in water resource assessments
In order to better understand and assess the groundwater –surface water interaction, Matrix Solutions applied our integrated modelling software MIKE SHE to two municipal water quality risk assessments in order to evaluate the sustainability of municipal water withdrawals.

Read more in the Matrix Solutions newsletter.

Tips & tricks

Streamlines/pathlines plot in cross section views in FEFLOW

Step 1: Open a cross section view in which you would like to show pathlines or streamlines.

Step 2: In the spatial-units panel, click on the node selection (current node selection or a stored selection) that you would like to use as starting location for the streamlines/pathlines.

Step 3: In the data panel, double click on streamlines/pathlines -> forward/backward.

Step 4: Start the traces or period sections plot with the respective check boxes in the view components panel.

Have you worked out your own way of achieving something otherwise impossible in FEFLOW? Send an email to FEFLOW support team.

You can find more useful tips and tricks for MIKE by DHI software here or check out our FAQ, which has been updated with Release 2012 information.

What our users say

“Thank you for your quick and prompt service. We appreciate vendors who know what customer service is all about, it’s easy to see by your example that DHI has a high priority for customer satisfaction, I am very impressed with the service you have provided me/Yakima County! Once again, thank you very much.”

Phil Rosenkranz, Program Coordinator/Applications Specialist, Yakima County Public Services.

“Technical support staff at DHI are very helpful. They are prompt at responding to emails and are ready to assist over the phone until your issue is resolved. They make you feel like your inquiry is a top priority, walking through your issue with you step by step and then following up to make sure you know what to do to carry on with the development of a model yourself.”

David Burton, Stantec, Edmonton.

Join an online presentation

Join an online presentation and learn more about what MIKE by DHI software can do for you. We have scheduled new presentations for 2013. Thus, if you are interested in learning more about what our software can do for you, these presentations are at your assistance. They are designed to inform and identify what our MIKE software can do to match your requirements. Furthermore, they are highly flexible, so if the times of the scheduled presentations do not suit you, it is possible to schedule presentations on individual basis, tailored to your specific requirements.

For more information or to join a presentation, click here.

The Academy by DHI

At The Academy by DHI we organise a large number of training courses, conferences, seminars and thematic workshops. Our courses are designed to fit you – as a manager, a professional engineer or a technician. The courses are offered as standard and/or as tailored training and they have various duration ranging from a few days up to months.

We offer:

• MIKE by DHI Software courses focusing on practical skills, hands-on exercises and getting the most out of your software
• MIKE Customised courses facilitating your understanding of the power of the MIKE Customised tools for decision support systems
• Thematic courses on topics such as climate change, flooding, coast & marine, surface & groundwater, urban water, industry, environment & ecosystems, product safety & environmental risk

For more information about training and events, please consult The Academy by DHI or our Global Course Calendar and Events Calendar.

Events

Upcoming events

Throughout the year, we arrange many interesting events for users around the world. Below you will find a selection of events scheduled for 2013. For more information about our events, please consult the Global Events Calendar 2012. Here, you will always find the latest updates concerning our user group meetings, seminars and workshops.

Past events

DHI’s New Zealand modelling community get together at the 5th DHI New Zealand User Group Meeting

Two workshops on ’computer modeling tools for coastal and marine projects’ in Saudi Arabia

MIKE 11 training course for national institutes in Nile region

In December 2012, 13 members of national research institutes from Egypt and Sudan attended a five-day training course, which was held at the training centre of the Ministry of Irrigation & Water Resources, in Cairo region, Egypt. Some concerns of these institutes are management of dams and sedimentation in reservoirs. This MIKE 11 course dealt with hydrodynamic modelling with a special focus on dam modelling (dam breaks, dam regulations).

A MIKE 21 C training course is also in the pipeline for these institutes and will focus especially on sedimentation in reservoirs.

Training courses

Upcoming training courses

We offer a wide variety of training courses and many interesting and educational courses have been scheduled for 2013. Please, visit our global Course Calendar and check when courses are planned in your region and in your language.

MIKE by DHI training courses

February 2013

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