HEC-RAS Training in Las Vegas
January 2023
After a 3-year break for COVID, we’re excited to continue our HEC-RAS training series with a live, face-to-face course in Las Vegas. Join us on Tuesday January 3 and Wednesday January 4, 2023 to explore the powerful features in the newly released HEC-RAS Version 6.3.
View the course flyer below (click to enlarge):
Course Contents:
DAY 1: Tuesday January 3, 2022
| 8:30 am – 9:00 am | Introductions and administration |
| 9:00 am – 9:30 am | Demo: What’s new in HEC-RAS 6.3 |
| 9:30 am – 10:00 am | Lecture: Selecting 1D vs 2D model |
| 10:00 am – 10:15 am | Lecture: RAS Mapper and GIS interfacing |
| 10:15 am – 10:30 am | Morning Break |
| 10:30 am – 11:30 am | Workshop: Importing and modifying terrain files |
| 11:30 am – 12:30 pm | Lecture: Computational mesh generation |
| 12:30 pm – 1:00 pm | Lunch break |
| 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm | Workshop: Creating 2D areas |
| 2:00 pm – 2:45 pm | Lecture: Hydrologic boundary conditions |
| 2:45 pm – 3:15 pm | Lecture: Time step selection |
| 3:15 pm – 3:30 pm | Afternoon Break |
| 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm | Workshop: Entering unsteady flow data |
| 4:30 pm – 5:00 pm | Individual support |
DAY 2: Wednesday January 4, 2022
| 8:00 am – 8:30 am | Individual support |
| 8:30 am – 9:00 am | Lecture: Adding internal structures |
| 9:00 am – 10:00 am | Workshop: Running a model with structures |
| 10:00 am – 10:30 am | Lecture: Dams and lateral weirs |
| 10:30am – 10:45 am | Morning tea |
| 10:45 am – 11:45 am | Workshop: Simulating a dam/levee breach |
| 11:45 am – 12:30 pm | Lecture: Viewing and exporting in RAS Mapper |
| 12:30 pm – 1:00 pm | Lunch break |
| 1:00 pm – 1:30 pm | Lecture: Troubleshooting steps |
| 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm | Workshop: QA/QC and model troubleshooting |
| 2:30 pm – 3:00 pm | Lecture: Model Calibration |
| 3:00 pm – 3:15 pm | Afternoon tea |
| 3:15 pm – 3:30 pm | Lecture: Benchmarking HEC-RAS vs. other models |
| 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm | Workshop: Building your own model from scratch |
| 4:30 pm – 5:00 pm | Individual support |
Requirements
Please bring a laptop pre-loaded with HEC-RAS Version 6.3.1. The free software can be download here. Please test the program before arriving, and contact us with any installation issues. We recommend having a mouse with a middle wheel button and a laptop with as large a screen as possible. You are welcome to bring an external monitor if your laptop screen is small.
No prior experience with HEC-RAS or other modelling software is required – we will be building models from scratch. The course content is designed to be challenging to those with prior experience who are just looking to master the new features but not overwhelming for those brand new to HEC-RAS.
- Click here to register for the Las Vegas course and secure your place
- Click here to register your interest for the Las Vegas course
- Click here for in-house and custom training options
- Click here to enquire with any questions about upcoming course
- Find out What’s new in HEC-RAS
Pricing
The price for the 2-day course is just $295 per day. Places are limited, so please register soon. To secure your place, click the “book now” button below and Pay in USD and select “2-day In-Person Training Course” from the dropdown menu and proceed through the payment links.
If you are not yet ready to register, select “register your interest” below to be notified of updates or future courses.
We are including all new case studies that will take advantage of new features in HEC-RAS 6.3. Case studies include diversion drains, rail and highway culverts, dam break, direct rainfall/rain on grid, and urban and coastal flooding. Workshop materials include hydraulic structures, GIS interfacing, and terrain modification within RAS Mapper. Each day’s course runs from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, with individual support available from 8:00 am and until 5:00 pm.
Location
The course is delivered in partnership with WSP and will be held at the WSP’s Las Vegas office, located on 300 4th Street in Las Vegas:
