Using the HEC-RAS Controller with the R programming environment
Hey all HEC-RAS Controllers-Charlie Ferguson of the University of Cambridge recently emailed me about some questions about automating HEC-RAS using the HECRASController and the R programming...
View ArticleHEC-RAS 5.0.6 has been released!
HEC has just released HEC-RAS Version 5.0.6. This is primarily a bug fix version. After you've downloaded the new version, make sure to give the release notes a read to see what bugs have been fixed....
View ArticleFree Webinar on Dam Breach Modeling
Webinar: Dam Breach ModellingColleagues-I'm honored to join Krey Price and Bill Syme in presenting a brief webinar on dam breach modeling hosted by ICEWaRM and the Australian Water School. Half hour...
View ArticleUsing a HEC-RAS Storage Area and Lateral Structures to Replace Standard Reach...
Written by Lonnie Anderson, P.E., CFM | Pape-Dawson Engineers, Inc.Copyright © The RAS Solution 2018. All rights reserved.Situation:Advances in HEC-RAS now allow for improved simulation of overbanks...
View ArticleRemoving bridge decks from terrain surfaces
Written by Krey Price | Surface Water SolutionsCopyright © The RAS Solution 2019. All rights reserved. Using RAS Mapper as a GIS Tool Part 1:Removing Bridge Decks from Terrain SurfacesThis is the...
View ArticlePreview of the new Finite-Volume Approach for 1D Reaches
One of the most anticipated new features soon to come in the next major version of HEC-RAS (Version 5.1) is the option of running unsteady 1D reaches with a finite volume solution scheme. This will be...
View ArticleBug Report for HEC-RAS 5.0.6
RAS Users: Please give this "Known Issues" report a read if you're using Version 5.0.6. If you've been doing a lot of 2D modeling, it's likely you have been affected by some of these.This link...
View ArticleShifting web imagery with world files for HEC-RAS
Written by Krey Price | Surface Water SolutionsCopyright © The RAS Solution 2019. All rights reserved. Using RAS Mapper as a GIS tool Part 2:Shifting Web Imagery with World FilesHave you ever tried...
View ArticleHEC-RAS 1D-2D Course in Atlanta
Hey RAS Users-This is a "Save the Date" notice for an upcoming 1D-2D HEC-RAS 3-day training course I'll be giving in Atlanta on May 7-9, 2019. We'll be covering everything from setting up a 2D model,...
View ArticleGeoreferencing hard copy or pdf maps
Written by Krey Price | Surface Water SolutionsCopyright © The RAS Solution 2019. All rights reserved. Using RAS Mapper as a GIS tool Part 3:Georeferencing hard copy or pdf mapsHave you ever...
View ArticleHEC-RAS Version 5.0.7 is now available!
Fellow RAS Users: Please take note that a new version of HEC-RAS, Version 5.0.7, is now available to download. This is purely a bug fix release, so there are no new (advertised) features. You may...
View ArticleHEC-RAS 1D-2D Course in Atlanta, Georgia
RAS Modelers-Please come join me in Atlanta for a 3-day informative, workshop-oriented course in Atlanta Georgia this May 7-9. This will be a great opportunity to learn everything you need to know to...
View ArticleThose Nuisance Cell Errors and Wedge Depressions
Written by Chris Goodell | Kleinschmidt AssociatesCopyright © The RAS Solution. All rights reservedIf you've been doing some 2D modeling, you most likely have run into what I call nuisance cell...
View ArticleHEC-RAS Pub and Grub in Portland-Save the Date!
For those of you who will be in the Portland Oregon area, I invite you to join me for this special event Kleinschmidt is hosting at the Lucky Lab on Hawthorne. Krey Price will be in town from...
View ArticleMcBreach Probabilistic Dam Breach Modeling Software
Fellow HEC-RAS modelers. Today is National Dam Safety Day. Dam Breach modeling is a key component to a well-rounded and robust dam safety program. If you're doing dam breach modeling, you need to...
View Article2D HEC-RAS Class in Boise October 28-30
HEC-RAS Modelers! Don't miss this opportunity for 2D HEC-RAS training in beautiful Boise Idaho. I'll be teaching this class and hope to see you there!There are limited seats for this class so don't...
View ArticleHEC-RAS in Three Dimensions
Now this is the kind of post that gets you on The RAS Solution! Cutting edge creative solutions to complex problems. This is great stuff. Thanks Michael for all the effort you put in to this.Written...
View ArticleMcBreach Probabilistic Dam Breach Modeling - Free Webinar
ICEWaRM will be hosting this free webinar where I'll be discussing the software program McBreach and its application to probabilistic dam breach modeling. Come join in! Please note the the webinar...
View ArticleVery fine 2D Modeling
Written by Mike Hross and Chris Goodell | Kleinschmidt AssociatesCopyright © The RAS Solution. All rights reserved. I'm a big fan of testing HEC-RAS to the limits. What can it do? What can't it do?...
View ArticleHEC-RAS Pub & Grub 2! HEC is coming to town!
HEC-RAS...Portland...Food...Beer. They seem to just go perfectly together. That is why we're hosting...HEC-RAS Pub & Grub 2You will want to save this date! On Feb 20, 2020HEC's very own Gary...
View ArticleGalileo and Missoula Flood Modeling
I'm honored to have worked with Galileo on this article. It's a great read and demonstrates the benefits of adding Galileo to your HEC-RAS modeling tool box. Click here for the full...
View ArticleHEC-RAS Pub & Grub - HEC-RAS 5.1 and Beyond
Don't miss this great opportunity to listen to and interact with the HEC-RAS Developers in a fun and casual atmosphere! Gary Brunner, Cameron Ackerman, and Mark Jensen will all be speaking at this Pub...
View Article1D/2D Offline Connection Issues
Written by Chris Goodell | Kleinschmidt AssociatesCopyright © The RAS Solution. All rights reserved. I’ve mentioned this before, but I am thoroughly impressed with the robustness of the finite volume...
View ArticleOnline Class - Using HEC-RAS to Modeling Bridges, Culverts, and Floodplains
Hey RAS Users-This is a basic level steady flow HEC-RAS class. That's right, we start from the very beginning with HEC-RAS-steady flow theory, building 1D geometry, steady flow boundary conditions,...
View ArticleThe RAS Solution has moved to a address
The RAS Solution is alive and well! It just moved to a different URL. If not automatically directed, please click here to get to the new and improved The RAS...
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