HYDRAULIC MODELING USING HECRAS

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HYDRAULIC MODELING USING HEC-RAS
HTL

• Sponsored by
• Metropolitan Indianapolis Branch of ASCE
• Indiana Association for Floodplain and Stormwater
  Management (INAFSM)
• Indianapolis, Indiana
• August 25, 2005
• INSTRUCTOR
• Robert J. Houghtalen
• Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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COURSE OBJECTIVES

• Provide an Overview of the HEC-RAS Model
• Review the Models Basic Algorithms
• Explain How to Obtain and Set Up the Model
• Introduce Data Requirements of the Model
• Show How the Model Works
• Provide Hands-on Practice Sessions
• Review Model Results Report Capabilities
• Explain Advanced Features of HEC-RAS

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COURSE OUTLINE (Day 1)

• Introduction to the HEC-RAS Model
• Water Surface Profile Calculations
• Project Initiation (HEC-RAS Model Setup)
• HEC-RAS Data Requirements
• Open Channel Example Problem
• Review of Results Report Generation
• Optional Capabilities of HEC-RAS
• Closing Comments (Q A)

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COURSE OUTLINE (Day 2)

• Review Workshop 1
• Hydraulics of Bridge Waterways Theory
• Bridge Modeling Techniques
• Bridge Modeling Demonstration
• Bridge Modeling Example Problem
• Review of Results and Report Generation
• Bridge Scour Analysis
• Closing Comments (Q A)

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COURSE OUTLINE (Day 3)

• Floodway Determinations
• Floodway Modeling Example Problem
• Overview of Culvert Hydraulics
• Application of HEC-RAS to Culvert Hydraulics
• Culvert Modeling Example Problem
• Performing a Detailed Floodplain Analysis
• Presentation of Modeling Results
• Check RAS and Advanced Modeling Concepts
• Closing Comments and Course Evaluations

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COURSE OUTLINE (alternative for a 1-day course)

• Introduction to the HEC-RAS Model
• Water Surface Profile Calculations
• HEC-RAS Model Setup Data Requirements
• Open Channel Example Problem
• Review of Results Report Generation
• Bridge and Culvert Modeling
• Bridge Modeling Example Problem
• Optional Capabilities of HEC-RAS