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 – 5:00 pm
History and Development of US Army Corps HEC-RAS Software
Hydraulic Principles
Conservation of energy and momentum
Energy losses and Manning’s equation
Backwater effects
Need for computer models
Applications for Open Channel Hydraulic Analysis
Flood risk assessment
Floodplain management
Roadways, bridge and culvert design
New channel or channel modification projects
Working with the HEC-RAS User Interface
File management
Data entry and editing
Displays, mapping, animations and reporting
Steady Flow Water Surface Profiling
Types of flow: uniform flow, rapidly and gradually varied flow
Data required
Locating cross sections
Setting boundary conditions
Calculating water profiles in HEC-RAS
Special Elements
Bridge and culvert modeling
Lateral and diversion structures
Steady Flow Simulation 1
Demonstration for standard stream flow
Project file setup
Setting geometry and boundary conditions
Modeling tips
Steady Flow Simulation 2
Demonstration for a standard bridge
Modeling tips
Credits
Professional Engineers
7.0 PDHs
Professional Geoscientists
7.0 CE Hours
Floodplain Managers
7.0 ASFPM CECs
Landscape Architects
7.0 HSW CEPHs/CE Hours
7.0 LA/CES HSW PDHs
Continuing Education Credit Information
This seminar is open to the public. It offers 7.0 PDHs to professional engineers and 7.0 continuing education hours to geoscientists in Texas. Educators and courses are not subject to preapproval in Texas.
Professional engineers seeking continuing education credit in other states will be able to claim |the hours earned at this seminar. HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida, Indiana, Maryland, New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00000700), North Carolina, and North Dakota.
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 HSW CEPHs to Texas landscape architects. Educators and courses are not subject to preapproval in Texas. The Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System has approved it for 7.0 HSW PDHs. Only full attendance is reportable to the LA/CES. Landscape architects seeking continuing education credit in other states will be able to claim the hours earned at this seminar, in most cases. Refer to specific state rules to determine eligibility.
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
Chris Naidu
Water Resources Civil Engineer, Senior Project Manager at RESPECChris Naidu has more than 10 years of experience in drainage and flood control projects throughout New Mexico. His experience includes preparation of drainage management plans (DMP), hydrologic analysis, hydraulic analysis of flood control structures, sediment transport, and scour analysis for unlined arroyos and bridge structures. Using modeling/analysis software, Mr. Naidu produces high quality hydrologic and hydraulic models. He has a proven record of preparing easy-to-understand reports and corresponding maps and figures. He has prepared hydrographs and analyzed storm drains, weirs, pump stations, and detention/surge ponds. Additional skills include preparation of plan specifications, bidding and construction plans, cost estimates, and bidding services. He is familiar with Arc Geographic Information System (ArcGIS); Hydrologic Engineering Center (HEC) Hydrologic Modeling System, HEC Geospatial Hydrologic Modeling Extension (geoHMS0), HEC River Analysis System(HEC-RAS), US Environmental Protection Agency Storm Water Management Model (EPA SWMM), StormCad, and CulvertMaster.