HEC-RAS Exercises

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Mastering HEC-RAS: Guided Practice Exercises

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Put your HEC-RAS knowledge into practice with this hands-on exercise video series, designed to complement and extend the concepts covered in the HEC-RAS Lessons course. In this companion series, you'll build complete 1D and 2D hydraulic models from scratch—focusing on real-world scenarios that integrate multiple modeling components into fully functioning simulations. Rather than breaking down individual topics, each exercise walks through the workflow of setting up, running, and interpreting a full project.

You'll apply steady and unsteady flow techniques, configure geometry and boundary conditions, and incorporate bridges, culverts, and other structures into your models. Terrain processing, mesh refinement, and breakline enforcement are covered as you develop accurate 2D flow areas. You'll also practice linking 1D and 2D systems, managing internal boundaries and storage connections, and simulating sediment transport in dynamic flow conditions.

As with the lessons course, you'll continue using RAS Mapper to visualize key outputs like inundation extents, flow depths, and water surface profiles—but this time within the context of complete modeling workflows. These exercises emphasize problem-solving, integration, and model building from the ground up, making them ideal for reinforcing your skills and gaining confidence with more complex applications.

By the end of the course, you’ll have completed several end-to-end HEC-RAS modeling projects and developed the practical experience needed to tackle similar tasks in consulting, regulatory, or academic settings. Completion of the HEC-RAS Lessons course is recommended, but not required, especially for users with prior exposure to hydraulic modeling.