A 3-D model to analyze environmental effects of dredging operations - application to the Port of Marin, Spain

ABSTRACT. Historically, the study of dredging processes has depended on physical laboratory tests. The IH-Dredge model has been developed to simulate these processes numerically. It simulates the evolution of the seabed, sediment and toxic substances involved in dredging operations. The model has been calibrated and validated with experimental data, and it has been applied in a dredging operation in the Port of Marin, Spain.Part of this study has been sponsored by the INNPACTO programme (2008–2011) of the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (IPT-310000-2100-17). The authors would like to thank the Marin Port Authority for the provided data