Lateral structures can be used in HEC-RAS to transfer flow from a river/reach to a storage area, or to another river/reach. With the coming release of HEC-RAS with 2D capabilities (estimated beta release January/February 2014), you’ll be able to hook a river/reach to a 2-D area using a lateral structure. Although its primary function in […]
This is a great presentation put together by Mr. Steven Piper of the Hydrologic Engineering Center that discusses in detail the use of “Rules” at inline structures. Dr. Michael Gee forwarded this presentation to me after seeing some discussion on the forum about the use of Rules for inline structures. Thanks for the suggestion Dr. […]
Our office ran into an unusual modeling situation recently. Here is a description of the situation: The project is a dam breach model, and the spillway for the dam diverts water to an adjacent basin. The spillway is actually more like a canal (the spillway reach) that runs about a mile until it empties into the adjacent […]
Written by Chris Goodell, P.E., D. WRE | WEST ConsultantsCopyright © RASModel.com. 2010. All rights reserved.I just got an interesting question. How do I model a bridge that has a spillway just downstream of it? Here’s an example of what I’m talking about: As I see it, there are a three ways to approach this. […]