Agenda

This seminar was originally to take place on May 6.
Hotel location is subject to change due to any COVID-19 restrictions.

Registration:                        8:00 – 8:30 am

Morning Session:                8:30 am – 12:00 pm

Lunch (On your own):         12:00 – 1:00 pm

Afternoon Session:             1:00 – 5:00 pm

Session 1 – Intro into HEC-RAS

   Hydraulic principles
   Applications of HEC-RAS
   1d vs 2d vs 3d


Session 2 – RAS Mapper

   Georeferencing and projections
   Mapper tools and workflow
   Terrain and land cover setup
   Session 2 (workshop)

Session 3 – 2D Modeling

   2D modeling theory
   Geometry setup
   Boundary conditions
   Session 3 (workshop)

Session 4 – Advanced 2D Modeling

   2D modeling theory
   Model troubleshooting
   Rain on grid
   Session 4 (workshop)

Session 5 – 2D Hydraulic Connections

   Hydraulics structures
   Internal boundary conditions
   Session 5 (workshop)

Session 6 – 1D/2D Modeling with HEC-RAS

   Lateral 1D/2D connection
   Inline 1D/2D connections
   Session 6 (workshop)

Credits

Professional Engineers
     7.0 PDHs

Professional Geoscientists
     7.0 CE Hours

Floodplain Managers
     7.0 ASFPM CECs

Hydrologists
     7.0 PDHs

Continuing Education Credit Information

This seminar is open to the public. It offers 7.0 PDHs to professional engineers in all states and 7.0 continuing education hour to Texas geoscientists. Educators and courses are not subject to preapproval in Texas.

HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida, Indiana (License No. CE21700059), Maryland, New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00000700), North Carolina, and North Dakota. HalfMoon Education is deemed a New York-approved continuing education provider for professional engineers.

The Association of State Floodplain Managers has approved this event for 7.0 CECs. ASFPM approval qualifies this program for Texas floodplain managers.

This course offers 7.0 PDHs to professional hydrologists. Courses are not subject to preapproval.

Attendance will be monitored, and attendance certificates will be available after the seminar for most individuals who complete the entire event. Attendance certificates not available at the seminar will be mailed to participants within fifteen business days.

Speakers

Chad Ballard

Plummer

Stormwater and Flood Team Leader at Plummer in Dallas, TX
Mr. Ballard is a licensed civil engineer holding a bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Brigham Young University. He was first introduced to numerical modeling methods as an undergrad and continued with his graduate work in 2D surface water and sediment transport modeling.
Since then Mr. Ballard has obtained experience using a variety of hydrologic and hydrodynamic modeling solvers and platforms on a variety of different engineering applications (HEC-HMS, HEC-RAS, XP-SWMM, TUFLOW, SRH-2D, SMS). In addition to a broad range of engineering skills, he has helped hundreds of engineering firms apply numerical models to their projects all around the world. In the past Mr. Ballard has taught undergraduate and graduate level courses in hydraulics and hydrology, and he is currently teaching professional continuing education courses for the new 2D tools in the HEC-RAS software.
Mr. Ballard is active in professional organizations including the Texas Floodplain Managers Association (TFMA) and ASCE Texas Section where he serves as the current Honors Committee chairman. He is also a committee member of the EWRI National Computational Hydraulics Technical Committee.
Mr. Ballard is the Stormwater and Flood Team leader for Plummer and started the High Water Mark, a website for resources, information and current events specific to water resource engineers. He currently lives in the Dallas area with his wife and five daughters.