HEC-RAS: Agenda


HEC-RAS: Agenda

This course will be offered in a virtual format. All times listed below are Eastern time. 

March 5, 2024

  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM     Welcome, Housekeeping, and Introductions 
  • 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM     Intro to HEC-RAS 
  • 11:30 AM - 12:00 AM     Navigation of HEC-RAS 
  • 12:00 AM - 12:30 AM     HEC-RAS Demonstration 
  • 12:30 AM - 1:00 PM     Break 1 
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM     Basic Geometry Data Requirements 
  • 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM     Geometry Data Extras 
  • 2:45 PM - 3:00 PM     Virtual Machines Introduction 
  • 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM     Break 2  
  • 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM     Steady Flow Data Requirements 
  • 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM     Workshop 1: Navigating HEC-RAS 
  • 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM     Workshop 1 Review, Q&A 

March 6, 2024

  • 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM     Day 1 Overview  
  • 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM     One-Dimensional Hydraulic Modeling 
  • 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM     1D vs. 2D Hydraulic Modeling 
  • 11:30 AM - 11:45 AM      Viewing Results  
  • 11:45 AM - 12:30 PM     Workshop 2: Calculation of Water Surface Profiles - Steady Flow 
  • 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM      Break 1 
  • 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM     Workshop 2 Review  
  • 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM     Reviewing Results  
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM     RAS Mapper  
  • 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM     Break 2  
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM     Workshop 3: Using RAS Mapper

March 7, 2024

  • 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM     Day 2 Overview & Workshop 3 Review 
  • 10:45 AM - 11:15 AM     Unsteady Flow Modeling with HEC-RAS 
  • 11:15 AM - 11:30 AM     Entering Unsteady Flow Parameters 
  • 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM     Stabilizing an Unsteady Flow Model 
  • 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM     Workshop 4: Unsteady Flow Modeling 
  • 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM     Break 1  
  • 1:00 PM - 1:15 PM     Workshop 4 Review 
  • 1:15 PM - 1:45 PM     Spillways and Tailwater Analysis 
  • 1:45 PM - 2:30 PM     Reservoir Routing 
  • 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM     Workshop 5: Reservoir Analysis 
  • 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM     Break 2  
  • 3:30 PM - 3:45 PM     Workshop 5: Reservoir Analysis (continued) 
  • 3:45 PM - 4:15 PM     Workshop 5 Review 
  • 4:15 PM - 5:00 PM     Dam Breach Analysis: Intro and Data Requirements

March 8, 2024

  • 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM     Day 3 Overview and Housekeeping  
  • 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM     Dam Breach Analysis in HEC-RAS 
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM     Workshop 6: Dam Breach Analysis   
  • 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM     Workshop 6 Review  
  • 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM     Break 1  
  • 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM     Dam Break and Inundation Mapping 
  • 1:30 PM - 2:15 PM     Hydraulics of Bridges 
  • 2:15 PM - 2:30 PM     Hydraulics of Culverts 
  • 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM     Workshop 7: Bridge Computations 
  • 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM     Break 2  
  • 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM     Workshop 7: Bridge Computations (continued) 
  • 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM     Workshop 7 Review  
  • 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM     Q&A and Closeout