HEC-RAS Projection File

RAS Mapper has allowed hydraulic modelers to more easily perform Geographic Information System (GIS) operations. Many people think that the RAS Mapper and the Geometric Data Editor will eventually merge into one interface. If you want to use this increasingly popular feature in HEC-RAS (RAS Mapper), you must add a projection to your HEC-RAS project. … Read more

HTab Parameters in HEC-RAS

I am working on a one-dimensional (1D) dam-break model in HEC-RAS this week. Typically, I work with 2D HEC-RAS models, so this project has been somewhat challenging. Cross-section placement is an art, and I am slightly out of practice. Anyways, I have been having issues stabilizing the model. This is not an uncommon problem for … Read more

Sediment Transport Analysis in HEC-RAS

Introduction This blog post will introduce the steps involved in performing a simple sediment transport analysis using the HEC-RAS program.  HEC-RAS is capable of mobile boundary, and sediment transport modeling. A boundary is mobile when flow carries a lot of sediment through suspension and is in contact with the streambed. In these cases, the following … Read more

HEC-RAS Boundary Conditions

Boundary conditions are an important part of hydraulic modeling as they allow hydraulic modeling programs such as HEC-RAS to begin performing water surface profile calculations. In HEC-RAS, users enter boundary conditions in the Steady Flow Data Editor and the Unsteady Flow Data Editor. The following article is an introduction to applying boundary conditions in HEC-RAS … Read more