HEC-RAS - Open Channel Flow Basics

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This 3-hour online course discusses the basics of computing open-channel flow using the US Army Corps of Engineers program HEC-RAS. This program is available free from the Corps of Engineers and is a very powerful tool. It can be used to model water surface profiles in channels, through bridges and also model the impacts of culverts. This course provides step-by-step instructions in setting up the necessary files and operating the program. It also includes an example. In order to assist the student, this course also contains numerous graphics of windows which are part of the program.

This course is intended for engineers with little experience in computing water surface profiles or who have never used the HEC-RAS program. HEC-RAS is essentially the replacement for the former COE program HEC-2.

There will be a multiple-choice quiz at the end of this course.

Objectives SME Course Applies to

Course Objectives

At the conclusion of the course, you will:

Understand how to use the HEC-RAS program to model a specific flow in a channel
Understand what cross-section data is necessary for a HEC-RAS model and how to enter that data into the program
Understand what basic flow data is necessary for a HEC-RAS model and how to enter the data into the program
Understand the standard output table provided by HEC-RAS

SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT: Mark Peterson, P.E., M.ASCE

Mr. Peterson has a BS and MS from Montana State University and more than 28 years of engineering experience in hydrology and hydraulics. He is currently a senior engineer with Kadrmas, Lee and Jackson and has worked extensively in both the private sector and in state government. He is licensed as a PE in MN, MT, ND, SD and WY. He was chairman of a three-person committee that re-wrote the Hydraulics Manual for the Montana Department of Transportation and authored the storm water regulations for subdivisions in Montana. He also teaches a two-day course on Introduction to Detention Pond Design for the American Society of Civil Engineers throughout the U.S.

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NH - Geologist (General)

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PA - Geologist (General)

PA - Land Surveyor (General)

Texas

TX - Geoscientist (General)