Agenda

Registration:                        8:00 – 8:30 am

Morning Session:                8:30 am – 12:15 pm

Lunch (On your own):         12:15 – 1:15 pm

Afternoon Session:             1:15 – 5:00 pm

Applications for Open Channel Hydraulic Analysis

   Flood risk assessment
   Floodplain management
   Roadways, bridge and culvert design
   New channel or channel modification projects
   Dam analysis

Hydraulic Principles

   Conservation of energy and momentum
   Energy losses and Manning’s equation
   Backwater effects
   Need for computer models

History and Development of US Army Corps HEC-RAS Software
Working with the HEC-RAS User Interface

   File management
   Data entry and editing

Building Your Steady Flow Model

   Data required
   Locating cross sections
   Setting boundary conditions
   Calculating water profiles in HEC-RAS

How Do I Add Special Elements?

   Bridge modeling
   Culvert modeling
   Dam modeling
   Lateral and diversion structures

Steady Flow Simulation 1

   Demonstration for standard stream flow
   Project file setup
   Setting geometry and boundary conditions
   Modeling tips

Model Output and Troubleshooting

   Profiles
   Tables
   Cross-sections
   Errors, warnings and notes

Steady Flow Simulation 2

   Demonstration for a standard bridge
   Modeling tips

Other Applications in HEC-RAS

   Unsteady flow
   Sediment transport
   Water quality

Credits

Professional Engineers
     7.0 PDHs

Floodplain Managers
     7.0 ASFPM CECs

Geologists
     7.0 PDHs

Continuing Education Credit Information

This seminar is open to the public and offers 7.0 PDHs/continuing education hours to professional engineers and geologists in all states with continuing education requirements. Arizona engineers are not required to take continuing education coursework for license maintenance.

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. Other states do not approved educators and courses for continuing education purposes.

The Association of state floodplain managers has approved this event for 7.0 CECs.

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

Mary Paist-Goldman, P.E.

Principal and Owner of Rippled Waters Engineering, LLC based in New Jersey

Ms. Paist-Goldman has more than 25 years of experience in water resource engineering with a particular focus in stream and wetland restoration and mitigation design. She is the principal and owner of Rippled Waters Engineering, LLC based in New Jersey. Her firm specializes in water resources engineering services for a variety of projects. She is an experienced hydrologic and hydraulic modeler and has worked extensively on design and analysis using a variety of hydrologic and hydraulic programs including HEC-HMS, HEC-RAS, and HydroCAD. Ms. Paist-Goldman’s design expertise includes wetland restoration and mitigation; stream restoration; bridge repair and replacement; and dam repair, replacement, and removal. Specifically related to riverine systems, Ms. Paist-Goldman has extensive expertise with stream restoration, large woody debris, natural channel design and bioengineering stabilization techniques. Ms. Paist-Goldman has designed restoration projects of all sizes ranging from a few hundred feet to several miles of stream. These projects are planned for use as mitigation banks or serve as mitigation for development onsite. Working closely with restoration ecologists and landscape architects, Ms. Paist-Goldman has designed a variety of stream and wetland habitats including creation, enhancement, restoration, and preservation with a focus on sustainability and regulatory compliance.