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The Complete Course of HEC-RAS
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The Complete Course of HEC-RAS

Learn HEC-RAS in a Professional way. Become an expert in hydrology, hydraulic, flood analysis, 1D & 2D river modeling...
Created byDigital Courses
Last updated 1/2025
English

What you'll learn

  • At the end of the course you will fully master HEC-RAS, to be able to conduct out your own hydrological or water analysis and modelling projects from scratch
  • You will become familiar with its interface, toolbars and basic commands, and you will master all the phases of the setup, modelling and analysis process
  • You will be able to design step by step 1D and 2D river and flood geometry projects, understanding all the logic and ending with advanced practical examples
  • You will master the view of the projects in 3D
  • You will learn in a professional way the flow area refinement and the setup of all types of boundary conditions, as well as the Mapping Flood Inundation
  • You will learn the configuration of Computation Options, Variable Time Steps, Export Options & Rating Curves, and above all, understanding their interpretation
  • You will understand the fundamental concepts to be able to work with Culverts and Hydraulic Structures in a professional way
  • You will be able to practice the content learned in a practical way by following all the steps in the complete exercises
  • You will start with the basics and progressively carry out more complex steps until you reach an advanced level and absolute mastery at the end of the course

Course content

1 section • 14 lectures • 6h 11m total length

  • Introduction to HEC-RAS and course overview30:26

    Explore the Hydrologic Engineering Center's HEC-RAS, its 1D and 2D hydraulic modeling, unsteady flows, floodplain delineation, and boundary conditions.

  • Quiz 1
  • Download and Install HEC-RAS19:48
  • Tips and Tricks to get started31:04

    Learn practical tips and tricks for starting HEC-RAS, covering basics, user interface design, creating a simple project, running simulations, and viewing results.

  • Creating 1D geometry file35:25

    Learn to create a 1D geometry in x rays by naming and saving the project, building cross sections and river ridges, applying Manning's values, and running a steady flow analysis.

  • Creating 2D geometry file15:59
  • 2D flow area and Refinement25:39

    Explore how 2d flow areas and refinement regions define boundaries and cell spacing controlled by perimeters, break lines, and computation points.

  • View in 3D16:49
  • Mapping Flood inundation21:05

    Explore flood inundation mapping with HEC-RAS, using 1D and 2D models, cross sections, depth and velocity to assess flood risk and hazard zones in GIS.

  • Internal and External Boundaries22:08
  • Inflow, Outflow and rain-on-grid boundary conditions24:05
  • Computation Options and Variable Time Steps20:57

    Explore computation options and variable time steps in unsteady flow analysis with 1D and 2D options, tolerances, and advanced timestep control to understand how interval changes affect results.

  • Culverts and Hydraulic Structures35:23
  • Export options and Ratings curves39:32
  • Course conclusion33:00

    Recap the complete course on HEC-RAS, revisiting 1D and 2D geometry, 2D flow area, 3D view, flood mapping, internal and external boundaries, boundary conditions, and export options.

Requirements

  • Having basic notions of Engineering and Hydrology can help, but the course starts from scratch
  • Download and install HEC-RAS (if you don't know how, don't worry, it's very easy, free and I'll explain it to you in the course!)
  • A decent computer and of course, desire to learn!

Description

Become an HEC-RAS professional and learn one of employer's most requested skills nowadays!

This comprehensive course is designed so that students, engineers, hydrologists, environmental scientists... can use HEC-RAS software from scratch to use it in a practical and professional way. Never mind if you have no experience in the software, you will be equally capable of understanding everything and you will finish the course with total mastery of the subject.

After several years working as an Engineer, I have realized that nowadays mastering HEC-RAS for the study and modeling of floods, channels or rivers is very necessary in engineering, hydrology or hydraulic applications. HEC-RAS is one of the software leaders in the industry (it is free) and its demand is increasing. Knowing how to use this software can give you many job opportunities and many economic benefits, especially in the world of engineering and hydrology.

The big problem has always been the complexity to perfectly understand the software it requires, since its absolute mastery is not easy. In this course I try to facilitate this entire learning and improvement process, so that you will be able to carry out and understand your own projects in a short time, thanks to the step-by-step and detailed examples of every concept.

With more than 6 exclusive hours of video, this comprehensive course leaves no stone unturned! It includes both practical exercises and theoretical examples to master HEC-RAS. The course will teach you flood modeling, analysis and river engineering in a practical way, from scratch, and step by step.

We will start with the installation of HEC-RAS on your computer, regardless of your operating system and computer.

Then, we'll cover a wide variety of topics, including:

  • Introduction to HEC-RAS and course dynamics

  • Download and Install HEC-RAS

  • General familiarization with the user interface

  • Complete project setup and basic HEC-RAS Tips and Tricks to get started

  • 1D and 2D geometry projects creation, from zero to advanced and

  • View of the models in 3D

  • Flow area, refinement and boundary conditions

  • Mapping Flood inundation

  • Computation Options, Variable Time Steps setup, export options and Rating curves

  • Culverts and Hydraulic Structures

  • Mastery and application of absolutely ALL the functionalities of the software

  • Practical exercises and much more!

In other words, what I want is to contribute my grain of sand and teach you all those things that I would have liked to know in my beginnings and that nobody explained to me. In this way, you can learn to solve a wide variety of projects quickly and make versatile and complete use of HEC-RAS. And if that were not enough, you will get lifetime access to any class and I will be at your disposal to answer all the questions you want in the shortest possible time.

Learning HEC-RAS has never been easier. What are you waiting to join?

Who this course is for:

  • Beginners who have never used HEC-RAS before
  • River, hydraulic or other kind of engineers who want to learn a new engineering software
  • Intermediate or advanced HEC-RAS students who want to improve their skills even more!

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