RAS Across America!
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Just before COVID put an end to our live training, we managed to squeeze in a Great American Road Trip with 12 training courses that took us on a 25,000 km route across 44 U.S. states as well as into Canada and Mexico.
We kicked it all off with a “Pub & Grub” in Portland, Oregon on June 27 together with The RAS Solution’s Chris Goodell and BPA’s Sean Welch. Here’s a preview of some of the crazy models we presented on the night and covered in our courses:
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After debating a few different routes for our road trip, we finally found ourselves an itinerary:
Here are the courses we held:
JULY 2019
- Seattle, Mon July 1 – Tue July 2
- Salt Lake City, Mon July 8 – Tue July 9
- Chicago, Mon July 15 – Tue July 16
- Toronto, Mon July 22 – Tue July 23
- New York City, Mon July 29 – Tue July 30
AUGUST 2019
- Washington, DC, Thu August 1 – Fri August 2
- Orlando, Mon August 5 – Tue August 6
- Dallas, Thu August 8 – Fri August 9
- Las Vegas, Tue August 13 – Wed August 14
- Los Angeles, Thu August 15 and Fri August 16
If you are interested in HEC-RAS training in one of these locations in the future, please fill out the form below and indicate your preference for one of the following three options:
- Customized in-house course. If your organization has three or more interested attendees, an in-house course may be the optimal training approach. We can develop customized tutorial models using your own specific projects and come to your office with a tailored agenda that addresses your typical project requirements. More information on pricing and content for in-house courses can be found here.
- Host an open course. We can offer free attendance for two or more members of your organization in exchange for the use of a conference room or training room in which to hold a course. This option can provide great exposure for your company among local clients and potential consulting partners, and your own employees can advance their careers and develop new technical skills without additional overhead costs.
- Individual attendance. Please select this option if you are interested in attending an open course. Course dates and locations listed above will be confirmed subject to demand. If we are unable to hold an open course in your area, we can offer online training alternatives with interactive screen-sharing or other training options tailored to your needs.
Please indicate your preferred location, even if it isn’t along the tentative route shown above. If you’d like to suggest a course in an unlisted city, please include your preferred location in the comments and we’ll do our best to accommodate your needs with future course dates.
Additional details are included in the flyer below. Click here for a pdf version. Please pass the flyer or registration link along to any interested colleagues or professional contacts; referral discounts are available.
HEC-RAS 5.0 2-Day Course Outline
DAY 1:
| 8:00 – 8:30 | Administrative and introductions |
| 8:30 – 9:00 | Overview and animation demonstration |
| 9:00 – 9:45 | Lecture: 1D vs 2D Theory |
| 9:45 – 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 geometries |
| 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:
| 8:00 – 8:45 | Lecture: Adding internal structures |
| 8:45 – 10:00 | Workshop: Running a model with structures |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Lecture: Dams and lateral weirs |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | Morning Break |
| 10:45 – 11:45 | Workshop: Simulating a dam/levee breach |
| 11:45 – 12:30 | Lecture: Viewing and exporting in RAS Mapper |
| 12:30 – 13:00 | Lunch break |
| 13:00 – 13:30 | Lecture: Troubleshooting steps |
| 13:30 – 14:30 | Workshop: Troubleshooting your model |
| 14:30 – 15:00 | Lecture: Model calibration |
| 15:00 – 15:15 | Afternoon Break |
| 15:15 – 15:45 | Lecture: Benchmarking HEC-RAS vs. other models |
| 15:45 – 17:00 | Workshop: Building your own model from scratch |
Pricing:
The early-bird registration fee for a 2-day course is just $295 USD per day. Academic, group, and professional membership discounts are available. Please enquire for discount details or see pricing & enrolment details for standard terms and conditions.
Half-day, 1-day, and 2-day in-house courses start at just $1,500 USD. Please contact us for a customized proposal.
If you are ready to register, please click here and select the appropriate location and training option.
Payments can be made by credit card, check, or direct bank transfer. We will provide you with an invoice containing our U.S. banking details. Please select the relevant payment option from the registration and payment form.
If you are not yet ready to register, please fill out the form above and you will be kept informed of any updates or future courses.
Please contact us with any questions. We hope to see you along the way in 2019!