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Basic HEC-RAS Tutorial - Hatari Labs

This document provides steps for modeling river/channel flow in HEC-RAS 5.0. It begins by discussing setting up the system units and creating a new project. It then explains how to generate the geometric data file by creating river networks, cross sections, bridges and other structures. The document also covers setting up the steady flow data file by adding profiles and boundary conditions. Finally, it describes running the steady flow analysis and viewing results in cross sections, profiles and output tables.

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Basic HEC-RAS Tutorial - Hatari Labs

This document provides steps for modeling river/channel flow in HEC-RAS 5.0. It begins by discussing setting up the system units and creating a new project. It then explains how to generate the geometric data file by creating river networks, cross sections, bridges and other structures. The document also covers setting up the steady flow data file by adding profiles and boundary conditions. Finally, it describes running the steady flow analysis and viewing results in cross sections, profiles and output tables.

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Basic HEC-RAS tutorial

May 10, 2017/ Saul Montoya

HEC-RAS 5.0 now has a user interface that includes the RAS Mapper, which is used for 2D
modeling. It is also possible to see the results in an interactive way.

Here we will present the steps and needed considerations to model river/channel flow in
HEC-RAS. This example consists on a water channel that overflows. Referential parameters
will be used.

Steps
Once HEC/RAS 5.0 is installed, change the system units in Options > Unit System (US
customary SI). The next window will be seen. Here, we will change the system units to
System International and set it as default for new projects.

To generate a new project:

File > New Project

You will see this window where you will assign a name to the project.

After creating the project file, we need to create the Geometry Data File.

Edit > Geometric Data

And you will see the Geometric Data editor which has a menu with options to create a river
network, like junctions, cross sections, bridges, structures, storage areas and pump stations.

We will create a river network with the River Reach tool. Draw the river and once it is
finished, double click. A new window will appear where you need to give a name to the
River and the Reach. Finally click OK.
Now, we need to create the cross sections. Click on the Cross Section icon. Here we will
insert information about the sections like coordinates, reach lengths, Manning coefficient,
channel overbanks and contraction/expansion coefficients.

To add a new cross section, go to Options > Add a new cross section.
When adding a new Cross Section, we need to assign a number. In this case the number is the
highest because it corresponds to the upstream section. After this, click OK.

Insert the information for each section. In this case we are working with a simple cross
section. Click Apply Data to show the geometry.

To create new cross sections, in this case, we will copy the initial one with Options > Copy
current Cross section

Proceed to save the Geometry Data File with File > Save Geometry Data.

After creating the geometry files, we are going to create the ones corresponding to Permanent
Flow.

Go to Edit>> Steady Flow Data.

Here we can add several profiles. In this opportunity we will create two, which correspond to
the two flows we want to simulate.
To add the boundary conditions data, click Reach Boundary Conditions and we can choose
from four different boundaries: Known W.S, Critical Depth, Normal Depth and Rating
Curve.

In this case we will choose Normal Depth for the downstream boundary condition. The next
image shows the window where we need to enter, in this case, the downstream slope.

After saving the Flow Data, we can start the simulation.

Run > Steady Flow Analysis

In the following window we can create different scenarios combining flow data files with
geometry data files. After specifying the Flow Regime, click Compute to start the simulation.
To see the results, click:

• View cross section: To see the cross section, water level, energy line.
• View profiles: To see the longitudinal profile results with the water level and energy
line.
• View summary output tables by profile: To see the tabular results including velocity,
energy slope, Froude number, among others.

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