HEC-RAS Webinar Series
Agenda
Hydraulic Principles and Applications
Tuesday, April 2, 2019, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM CDT
Applications for open channel hydraulic analysis
• River and watercourse analysis
• Floodplain management
• Flood hazard mapping and risk analysis
• Channel and levee design
• Roadway crossing and bridge analysis and design
• Bridge scour analysis
Hydraulic analysis principles
• Conservation of energy
• Conservation of momentum
• Bernoulli Equation
• Energy losses
• Backwater and forewater calculations
• Computer based analysis and computations
Working with the HEC-RAS User Interface
Tuesday, April 2, 2019, 1:30 – 3:00 PM CDT
History and development of US Army Corps HEC?RAS software
Program file and project management
Data entry and editing
GIS data usage
Results and reporting
Mapping capabilities
Water Surface Profiling
Wednesday, April 3, 2019, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM CDT
Flow types
Analysis data required for modeling
Cross section location
Discharge flows and boundary conditions
Step backwater calculations
Model calibration
Special Elements
• Bridge and culvert modeling
• Crossing locations
• Crossing flow regimes
• Ineffective flow areas
• Bridge model setup
Steady Flow Surface Profile Demonstrations
Wednesday, April 3, 2019, 1:30 – 3:30 PM CDT
Steady flow surface profile demonstration 1
• Live demo for typical river reach
• Project file setup
• Geometry file demo
• Steady flow file demo
• Setting boundary conditions
• Simple river reach modeling tips
Steady flow surface profile demonstration 2
• Live demo for simple bridge
• Setup of typical bridge cross section model
• Establishment of ineffective flow areas
• Simple bridge modeling tips
Webinar Instructions
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Credits
Engineers:
7.5 PDHs
Floodplain Managers:
7.5 ASFPM CECs
Architects:
7.5 HSW Contact Hours
AIA:
7.5 HSW LUs
Continuing Education Credit Information
These live, interactive webinars are designed to qualify for continuing education credit for professional engineers and architects in most states. Please see each webinar listing for the number of available continuing education credits. Course participants need to be aware of any licensing restrictions on online learning to fulfill their continuing education requirements.
HalfMoon Education Inc. is approved as a continuing education provider by the American Institute of Architects (No. J885). HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida, Indiana (License No. CE21700059), Maryland, New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00000700), New York (NYSED Sponsor No. 35), North Carolina, and North Dakota. HalfMoon Education is deemed an approved continuing education sponsor for New York architects.
The Association of State Floodplain Managers has approved the webinars in the HEC-RAS series. See each listing for the available CECs.
Participation and knowledge retention will be verified for these webinar events. Certificates of completion will be provided upon successful completion of the quiz at the end of each webinar, and earned LUs will be reported to the AIA/CES.
Speakers
Dr. Gregory H. Nail, PhD, PE
Associate Professor, University of Tennessee at Martin, Engineering Department
Dr. Gregory H. Nail is an associate professor in the Engineering Department at the University of Tennessee at Martin where he teaches a variety of courses including fluid mechanics, hydraulics and hydrology, and hydraulic and hydrologic modeling. He holds a professional engineer’s license based on having passed both the Civil and Mechanical discipline-specific exams. Prior to coming to UT-Martin in 2002, he worked as a research hydraulic engineer for the United States Army Corp of Engineers for 11 years. He is a former member of the Executive Committee of the Tennessee American Water Resources Association, and he has lectured on various HEC-RAS modeling topics at the Annual Tennessee Water Resources Symposium and at other venues. Dr. Nail earned his B.M.E. degree from Auburn University and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Texas A&M University.
There are 4 Courses in This Seminar
Hydraulic Principles and Applications
WebinarApril 2, 2019Dr. Gregory H. Nail
Speakers
Dr. Gregory H. Nail, PhD, PE
Associate Professor, University of Tennessee at Martin, Engineering DepartmentDr. Gregory H. Nail is an associate professor in the Engineering Department at the University of Tennessee at Martin where he teaches a variety of courses including fluid mechanics, hydraulics and hydrology, and hydraulic and hydrologic modeling. He holds a professional engineer’s license based on having passed both the Civil and Mechanical discipline-specific exams. Prior to coming to UT-Martin in 2002, he worked as a research hydraulic engineer for the United States Army Corp of Engineers for 11 years. He is a former member of the Executive Committee of the Tennessee American Water Resources Association, and he has lectured on various HEC-RAS modeling topics at the Annual Tennessee Water Resources Symposium and at other venues. Dr. Nail earned his B.M.E. degree from Auburn University and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Texas A&M University.
Working with the HEC-RAS User Interface
WebinarApril 2, 2019Dr. Gregory H. Nail
Speakers
Dr. Gregory H. Nail, PhD, PE
Associate Professor, University of Tennessee at Martin, Engineering DepartmentDr. Gregory H. Nail is an associate professor in the Engineering Department at the University of Tennessee at Martin where he teaches a variety of courses including fluid mechanics, hydraulics and hydrology, and hydraulic and hydrologic modeling. He holds a professional engineer’s license based on having passed both the Civil and Mechanical discipline-specific exams. Prior to coming to UT-Martin in 2002, he worked as a research hydraulic engineer for the United States Army Corp of Engineers for 11 years. He is a former member of the Executive Committee of the Tennessee American Water Resources Association, and he has lectured on various HEC-RAS modeling topics at the Annual Tennessee Water Resources Symposium and at other venues. Dr. Nail earned his B.M.E. degree from Auburn University and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Texas A&M University.
Water Surface Profiling
WebinarApril 3, 2019Dr. Gregory H. Nail
Speakers
Dr. Gregory H. Nail, PhD, PE
Associate Professor, University of Tennessee at Martin, Engineering DepartmentDr. Gregory H. Nail is an associate professor in the Engineering Department at the University of Tennessee at Martin where he teaches a variety of courses including fluid mechanics, hydraulics and hydrology, and hydraulic and hydrologic modeling. He holds a professional engineer’s license based on having passed both the Civil and Mechanical discipline-specific exams. Prior to coming to UT-Martin in 2002, he worked as a research hydraulic engineer for the United States Army Corp of Engineers for 11 years. He is a former member of the Executive Committee of the Tennessee American Water Resources Association, and he has lectured on various HEC-RAS modeling topics at the Annual Tennessee Water Resources Symposium and at other venues. Dr. Nail earned his B.M.E. degree from Auburn University and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Texas A&M University.
Steady Flow Surface Profile Demonstrations
WebinarApril 3, 2019Dr. Gregory H. Nail
Speakers
Dr. Gregory H. Nail, PhD, PE
Associate Professor, University of Tennessee at Martin, Engineering DepartmentDr. Gregory H. Nail is an associate professor in the Engineering Department at the University of Tennessee at Martin where he teaches a variety of courses including fluid mechanics, hydraulics and hydrology, and hydraulic and hydrologic modeling. He holds a professional engineer’s license based on having passed both the Civil and Mechanical discipline-specific exams. Prior to coming to UT-Martin in 2002, he worked as a research hydraulic engineer for the United States Army Corp of Engineers for 11 years. He is a former member of the Executive Committee of the Tennessee American Water Resources Association, and he has lectured on various HEC-RAS modeling topics at the Annual Tennessee Water Resources Symposium and at other venues. Dr. Nail earned his B.M.E. degree from Auburn University and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Texas A&M University.
