When:
- 2 Day Course: Thursday, August 24th - Friday, August 25th, 2023
- 8:30AM to 5:00PM both days
Where:
Mile High Flood District, 12575 W. Bayaud Avenue, Lakewood, CO 80228
Cost:
- General registration fee for this two-day class is $750.00.
- Early General registration fee of $675.00 is available until July 24th
- Discounted CASFM-RMAPWA member fee is $675.00.
- Early CASFM-RMAPWA registration fee of $610.00 is available until July 24th
The low general registration fee and the discounted CASFM-RMAPWA fee is available because of sponsorship, in part, by the Mile High Flood District.
CEU’s:
- You will be eligible to receive 1.4 CEU’s or 14 PDH’s for this course.
- You will receive 12 ASFPM Core CEC’s toward CFM certification.
What You Will Learn:
This is a two-day workshop that will focus on the basic knowledge and applications of two-dimensional (2D) flood inundation modeling using the latest version of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers HEC-RAS 6.3.1, which has been significantly improved and includes new analysis features. Some of these new 2-D modeling features include spatial precipitation and infiltration, 2D bridge Hydraulics, HEC-RAS Mapper Editing Tools, USGS Terrain Download, and many more. Students will learn the basic theory and knowledge of 2D unsteady flow modeling and common applications. Learning-by-doing is the most effective way to learn techniques. More than five class exercises will be performed based on working through each key element step-by-step. The class exercises will be practically carried out by creating a 2D HEC-RAS model and delineating flood inundation extents. Every class exercise will be performed based on working through each key element step-by-step. The subjects that will be covered in this course are:
- Introduction of HEC-RAS 6.3.1 and understanding of basic 2D flood hydraulic modeling and application.
- Basic theory and knowledge of unsteady flow hydraulics.
- Create and run your first 2D HEC-RAS step by step.
- Editing your 2D computation mesh and cells.
- Considerations and limitations of developing a 2D HEC-RAS model.
- Combined HEC-RAS 1D and 2D routing.
- Inline and lateral Structures with 2D flood routing.
- How to stabilize and optimize the computation results.
- Reading and exporting modeling results.
- Flood inundation extents delineation using RAS Mapper.
- Modeling errors and troubleshooting.
Workshops will include creating a terrain model and computational mesh using RAS Mapper, setting up the initial boundary conditions, adding structures, stabilizing an unsteady flow model, and exporting computation results and mapping. This workshop is suitable for engineers, technicians and current HEC-RAS users responsible for flood inundation delineation and unsteady flow modeling and has been highly rated by hundreds of attendees.
Computers:
Bring your own laptop. Obtain a copy of the latest version of HEC-RAS v6.3.1 (links available at https://www.hec.usace.army.mil/software/hec-ras/download.aspx) and install it on your computer before coming to class. It is critical that you install it ahead of time if you bring your organization's computer since your IT departments will often not permit you to install software without their permission.
Faculty:
Dr. Max Shih, PhD, P.E., CFM is the discipline leader of surface water modeling and a technical lead for water resources engineering at CDM Smith. He has more than 25 years of experience in H&H analyses, specifically providing flood inundation mapping for frequency floods and dam breach floods and spatially variable watershed hydrologic and sediment erosion modeling. Dr. Shih has conducted many 2D/3D flow hydraulic and sediment transport modeling projects using HEC-RAS 5.0/2D, TABS-2, SMS, SRH2D, XPSWMM 2D, FLO-2D, CASC2D, GSTARS, and FLOW-3D programs. Hundreds of people have taken the HEC-RAS 2D training class taught by Dr. Shih since 2015. Dr. Shih will share his years of experience and lead the class through practical 2D flood hydraulic modeling exercises.
Ryan Byrne, P.E., CFM is an Associate at Martin/Martin Inc. providing water resources support for public and private projects across the Denver Metro area. He has more than 16 years of experience performing computational hydrologic and hydraulic analysis for flood control and floodplain mapping. He has extensive experience with spatial watershed analysis for both small- and large-scale studies both within and outside of the Mile High Flood District and Denver Metropolitan area. He will provide course support related to the HEC-RAS and 2D flow modeling exercises from the perspective of a long-term practitioner.
Nearby Hotels & Airport Shuttles:
Limited Participants: The size of the classroom will be limited to approximately 40 students. To assure a space for yourself we suggest registering early.
If you have questions, e-mail [email protected] to connect with Aletha. For information about Urban Watersheds Research Institute, visit our website at www.uwtrshd.com.
