Course Overview
This course offers a comprehensive learning experience to enhance attendees’ expertise in HEC-RAS and apply their knowledge to advanced modelling applications with practical hands-on workshop material offered throughout the course.
Course Outline
See below a detailed outline of the 8 part course.
Part 1 : Log files and pre-processing
- Setting up a log file to track runs/settings and to optimise QA/QC review
- Incorporating ground survey into terrain data and cross-section data
- Advanced terrain modification
- Preparing terrain for modelling hydraulic structures
Part 2: Advanced geometry skills
- Linking multiple 2D areas, storage areas, and 1D reaches
- Entering and editing cross-sectional data manually
- Adding spatially variable roughness and infiltration
- Adding internal and external boundary condition locations
Part 3: Steady and Unsteady Flow Data
- Working with IC points
- Setting initial conditions
- Reading from dss files
- Calculating rainfall excess for direct precipitation or rain-on-grid modelling
Part 4: Computational Options
- Adjusting computational options and tolerances
- Assigning adaptive time steps
- Mixed flow options
- Finite difference vs finite volume
Part 5: Interpreting and Troubleshooting Results
- Interpreting error logs
- Detecting and fixing instabilities
- Adjusting model parameters to calibrate results to measured flow or stage data
- Running sensitivity analyses for spatially varying roughness and other parameters
Part 6: Hydraulic Structures
- Entering culvert and weir/embankment data
- Entering bridge data and run parameters
- Adding 1D storage areas and lateral structures
- Energy losses across structures
Part 7: Advanced Export Options
- Merging, resampling, and smoothing results
- Creating flood hazard and difference/afflux maps with the raster calculator scripts
- Using the 3D Viewer and working with 3D Google Earth files
- CAD/GIS interfacing
Part 8: Summary and Final Workshop: create new model from scratch
- Prepare your own 1D and 2D flood models from scratch with instructor support
- Online resources for advanced modelling skills
- Overview of additional HEC-RAS capabilities
- Summary and closure
Format:
The course is delivered via recordings as units through the learning platform and includes 8 parts of 2 hours each:
- 16+ hours of recordings with unlimited access for 4 months.
- Ability to ask questions to the presenters at anytime through the learning platform.
- Pre-and-post-course materials to go through via the learning platform, are downloadable and available for ongoing learning.
- Exercises between each part.
- Manual of the course and working model download/s.
- Attendees earn CPD hours/points (i.e. with Engineers Australia) for 16+ hours.
Pre-requisites:
HEC-RAS Essentials course completion or working knowledge of setting up and running basic 1D and 2D HEC-RAS models.
Preparation:
Pre-course reading and video watching is encouraged. Each part includes practical exercises to complete to consolidate your learning.
Outcome:
On completion of the course attendees will be issued with a Certificate of Completion.
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