Introduction to HEC-RAS Modeling
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 Continuing Ed. Hours
Landscape Architects
7.0 HSW Continuing Ed. Hours
7.0 LA CES HSW PDHs
Floodplain Managers
7.0 ASFPM CECs
Contractors
Non-Credit Continuing Ed.
Continuing Education Credit Information
This seminar is open to the public and offers up to 7.0 HSW continuing education hours to landscape architects and 7.0 continuing education hours to professional engineers in New York.
Courses for New York engineers offered by sponsors recognized, and courses approved by, the Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System are considered approved if they contribute to the development and maintenance of professional knowledge, in approved subject areas.
HalfMoon Education is deemed a New York-approved continuing education provider for landscape architects via its affiliation with the American Institute of Architects.
This event is approved by the Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System for 7.0 HSW PDHs. Only full attendance can be reported to the LA/CES.
The Association of Floodplain Managers has approved this event for 7.0 CECs.
This event offers a continuing education opportunity to construction contractors, but it has not been approved by any state with a continuing education requirement for contractors.
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 JerseyMs. 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.