5.0 | Kleinschmidt - Part 4

Floodplain Management Association Quarterly News and Analysis

See link below for the latest newsletter.  Check the last page especially for an editor’s note about HEC-RAS 5.0. FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT QUARTERLY NEWS AND ANALYSIS for FMA Members We are pleased to announce the Summer 2014 FMA Quarterly Newsletter.  Highlights include: 2014 FMA Annual Conference – “Keeping Our Heads Above Water” FloodSmart Tools and Resources

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HEC-RAS Version 5.0 Comments, Suggestions, and Bug Reports

Hi HEC-RAS users.  HEC is extremely busy dealing with bugs and questions at the moment.  They’re currently working mostly to fulfill their obligations for technical support to the Corps of Engineers only.  If you are trying out the new version 5.0 beta, and you discover a bug, or if you simply have a comment or […]

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Update to HEC-RAS 5.0 Beta

Hey 5.0 Beta users.  Please get a new copy of HEC-RAS 5.0 Beta.  It has some of the early problems already fixed.  See below for instructions and have fun.  Please read everything below before you download. NOTE!!! Latest October 2014 beta version is available here:  http://hecrasmodel.blogspot.com/2014/10/updated-hec-ras-version-50-beta-now.html Dear HEC-RAS 5.0 Beta (with 2D) tester,      You […]

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HEC-RAS Version 5.0 beta Issue with HDF5 Viewer

A few testers have discovered a dll conflict when trying to open the new 5.0 beta version of HEC-RAS.  The following message appears: This happens if you’ve installed the HDF5 Viewer as described in the new “Combined 1D and 2D Modeling with HEC-RAS” document on page 115. HDF5 is a new file format used by […]

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A Preview of RAS2D, two-dimensional modeling in HEC-RAS

UPDATE.  HEC has asked that I no longer distribute HEC-RAS 4.2 with 2D Alpha.  Their purpose for releasing this alpha version is to get constructive feedback so that they can improve its functionality and efficiency; and to minimize bugs before the offical beta release-not to be critically compared to other established 2D software packages…yet.  So far, […]

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