Introduction to HEC-RAS Modeling
Agenda
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 – 4:30 pm
Applications of Open Channel Hydraulics
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
Principles of Hydraulic Analysis
Conservation of energy Conservation of momentum
Bernoulli equation Energy losses
Backwater and forewater calculations
Computer-based analysis and computations
History and Development of US Army Corps of Engineers
HEC-RAS Application
HEC-RAS Application User Interface
Program file and project management
Data entry and editing GIS data usage
Results and reporting Mapping capabilities
Water Surface Profiling
Flow types Analysis data required for modeling
Cross section location Discharge flows and boundary conditions
Step backwater calculations
Model calibration
Bridge and Culvert Modeling
Cross section locations Flow regimes
Ineffective flow areas Bridge model setup
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
Credits
Ohio Professional Engineers &
Professional Surveyors
6.5 PDHs
Floodplain Managers
6.5 ASFPM CECs
Landscape Architects
6.5 HSW Contact Hours
6.5 LA/CES HSW PDHs
Continuing Education Credit Information
This seminar is open to the public and offers 6.5 PDHs to professional engineers and professional surveyors in most states, including Ohio. Educators and courses are not subject to preapproval in Ohio.
HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for professional land surveyors and engineers in Indiana, Maryland, New York (NYSED Sponsor No. 35), North Carolina, and North Dakota. HalfMoon Education is also an approved education provider for Florida and New Jersey engineers (Approval No. 24GP00000700).
The Association of State Floodplain Managers has approved this event for 6.5 CECs.
This course offers 6.5 HSW contact hours to Ohio landscape architects. Educators and courses are not subject to preapproval.
The Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System has approved this course for 6.5 HSW PDHs. Only full attendance can be reported to the LA/CES.
Speakers
Dr. Gregory H. Nail, PhD, PE
Associate Professor in the Engineering Department at the University of Tennessee at MartinDr. Gregory H. Nail is a 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 continues to be professionally active by working summer internships, carrying on consulting work, supervising senior design projects, and regularly delivering continuation programs, all oriented around computational hydraulic and computational hydrologic modeling. Dr. Nail earned his B.M.E. degree from Auburn University and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Texas A&M University.
