HEC-RAS 5.0 Training in Toronto – Surface Water Solutions: Consulting and Software Training

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Our first course in Canada will be held Monday July 22 and Tuesday July 23, 2019 as part of our RAS Across America road trip. Click here for the Toronto course registration and payment forms. The course will be held in the Galbraith building, Room GB 217 at the University of Toronto Department of Civil and Mineral Engineering, located at 35 St George St. in Toronto.

Course details are shown in our flyer below. Click here for the pdf version. Please pass along the flyer or registration link to any interested colleagues or professional contacts; referral discounts are available.

Course Outline:

DAY 1: Monday 22 July 2019

8:30 –9:00	Administrative and introductions
9:00 – 9:30	Overview and animation demonstration
9:30 – 10:00	Lecture: 1D vs 2D Theory
10:00 – 10:30	Lecture: RAS Mapper and GIS interfacing
10:30 – 10:45	Morning Break
10:45 – 11:45	Workshop: Importing terrain files
12:45 – 12:30	Lecture: 1D reaches and 2D mesh generation
12:30 – 13:00	Lunch break
13:00 – 14:00	Workshop: Creating 1D and 2D geometry
14:00 – 14:45	Lecture: Hydrologic boundary conditions
14:45 – 15:15	Lecture: Time step selection
15:15 – 15:30	Afternoon Break
15:30 – 16:30	Workshop: Entering unsteady flow data
16:30 – 17:00	Lecture: Computational options

DAY 2: Tuesday 23 July 2019

8:30 – 9:00	Lecture: Adding and breaching internal structures
9:00 – 10:00	Workshop: Running a model with structures
10:00 – 10:30	Workshop: Breaching dams and levees
10:30 – 11:00	Lecture: Incorporating fish passage requirements
11:00 – 12:00	Workshop: Viewing and exporting in RAS Mapper
12:00 – 12:45	Lunch break
12:45 – 13:30	Lecture: Troubleshooting steps
13:30 – 14:30	Workshop: Troubleshooting your model
14:30 – 15:00	Lecture: Model Calibration
15:00 – 15:30	Lecture: Benchmarking HEC-RAS vs. other models
15:30 – 17:00	Workshop: Building your own model from scratch

If you are ready to register, please go to the Toronto course registration and payment form and select the relevant registration option. The early-bird registration fee for the 2-day course is just USD $250 (approx. CAD $350) per day for members of qualifying professional associations. Please contact us with any questions. See pricing & enrolment details for terms and conditions.

Payments can be made by credit card or international wire transfer. If you opt for the bank transfer we will provide you with an invoice containing our U.S. banking details.

If you are not yet ready to register, please fill out our RAS Across America expression of interest form and you will be kept informed of any updates or future courses.

We hope to see you in Toronto in 2019!