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MONDAY,APRIL29,2013
WELCOMETOTHERASSOLUTION
APreviewofRAS2D,twodimensionalmodelinginHECRAS
WrittenbyAaronA.Lee|WESTConsultants
CopyrightRASModel.com.2013.Allrightsreserved.
UPDATE.HEChasaskedthatInolongerdistributeHECRAS4.2with2DAlpha.Theirpurpose
forreleasingthisalphaversionistogetconstructivefeedbacksothattheycanimproveits
functionalityandefficiencyandtominimizebugsbeforetheofficalbetareleasenottobecritically
comparedtootherestablished2Dsoftwarepackages...yet.Sofar,theyhavereceivedno
commentsfromanyoneIhavedistributedthesoftwareto,whichisverydisappointing.Pleasekeep
youreyeoutfortheofficialbetarelease,whichisdueoutearlynextcalendaryearsometime.You
willbeveryimpressedwithitscapabilities!Inthemeantime,ifyouhavebeengivenacopyofthe
alphaversionofRAS2D,pleasetakeabriefmomentandprovidesomecommentsand/or
suggestionstoHEC.Userfeedbackisveryimportanttotheirproductdevelopment.
Sorryforanyinconvenience.Chris@RASModel
ANOTHERUPDATE.ThereleaseofRAS2DbetaisnowprojectedtobeendofFebruary,2014.
I'llpostupdatesasIgetthem.Chris@RASModel
UPDATE#3.RAS2DwillnowbereleasedasanewfeatureinHECRASVersion5.0.Therewill
benoofficialreleaseofRAS2Dunderversion4.2.TheBetaversionofHECRAS5.0isduetobe
releasedintheMarch/April2014timeframe.
UPDATE#4.LatestindicationsareVersion5.0betawillbereleasedattheendofApril,andthefull
versionwillbereleasedattheendofthesummer.
UPDATE#5(asofMay11,2014).LatestindicationsareVersion5.0betawillbereleasedin2to3
weeks,puttingitattheendofMay,earlyJunetimeframe.
UPDATE#6(asofMay23,2014).Version5.0betaisout!!!Gogetitat
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IvegottenachancetoplayaroundwiththealphaversionofHECRAS4.2andcheckoutthe
programsnewtwodimensional(2D)modelingcapabilities.FromwhatIveseenthiswillbeareally
usefulfeature!BeingthealphaversionofRAS2Dtherearestillfeaturesindevelopment,andis
boundtobeabitbuggy,butitisdefinitelyworthlookingforwardto.Whatisit?
ThenewbuildofRASwillallowuserstoconnect2Dflowelementstoa1Driversystem.Youwill
nowbeabletomodeloverlandareasasdynamic,2dimensionalgrids,ratherthanlevelpoolstorage
areas.Thefigurebelowshowsthe1Dand2Dfeaturestogetherinthegeometrywindow.
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Thegridcellsareautomaticallygeneratedatauserspecifiedsizewithinthe2Darea
Cellscanbeadded,removed,oreditedmanually
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Howdoesitwork?The2Dmeshandthe1Dsystemaretightlycoupledduringanunsteady
simulation.ThismeansthatwatersurfaceelevationiscalculatedateachXSandeachgridcellfor
everytimestep,allowingdirectfeedbackattheconnections.2Dflowareascanbelinkedtothe1D
systemthesamewaystorageareasare.TheFigureshownbelowisaschematicofhowthe2D
meshisbuilt,andhowRASroutesflowfromcelltocell.
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Uponcreatingthe2D
mesh,youneedtoloadadigitalterrainfile(.fltformat).Boththepreandpostprocessingstepsfor
the2DflowareaaredonethroughRASMapper.
RASpreprocessesthe2Dmeshseparatelyfromthe1Dsystem.Duringthisprocess
RAScreatesanelevationstoragecurveforeachcell,andcalculateshydraulic
propertiesforeachcellface.Thesehydraulicpropertiesaresimilartothecrosssection
hydraulicproperties(HTABcurves).
TheCellCenteriswherewatersurfaceelevationiscomputedforthewholecell.
CellFacescontrolflowbetweencellsbyactingasadetailedXS.Station/elevationdata
iscaptureddirectlyfromtheunderlyingterrainfile.
CellFacePointsareusedforstationingtoconnecttoalateralstructure.Theyalso
representtheendsofcellfaces.
Manningsnvaluesforeachcellwillbeassignedbyaspatiallyvariedpolygonor
manuallyentered.
Computationally,RASwillallowtheusertochoosebetweenusing2DDiffusionWaveequations
(default),orthefull2DDynamicWaveequations.Mostfloodapplicationsshouldbeadequately
modeledusingtheDiffusionWaveequations.Whataretheadvantages?Besidescomputingin2
dimensions,themainadvantageistheprogramsabilitytomaintaincomputationalrobustnesswhile
preservingthedetailsoftheunderlyingterrain.Smallerfeatures(i.e.drainageditches)thatrun
throughlargecellswillbecapturedinthehydraulicpropertiesofthecellfaces.Therefore,these
featureswillbepreservedandaccountedforbothcomputationallyandvisually,eventhoughtheyare
smallerthanthegridcellsize,asdemonstratedintheRAS2Doutputdisplayedinthefigurebelow.
Traditionally,many2Dmodelsrequirecellsizetobeconsistentwiththesizeofthefeaturestobe
included.NotthecasewithRAS2D.
Additional
advantagesinclude:
Cellscanbeanysizeandshape.Thisallowstheusertomodeloddshapedfeatures
withinthe2Dflowareaaswellasprovidemorecomputationaldetailaroundareasof
interest.
Fastercomputationtimes.RASusesanimplicitschemetocalculatewatersurfaceand
flowateachXSandcellsimultaneously.Theimplicitschemeisalsomorestable,which
allowsforlargercellsizes.
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Detailedmapping.RASMapperwillbeabletopostprocessresultstomapdepthand
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NicesummaryAaron!
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ChrisG. May3,2013at11:59AM
Thanks!
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Anonymous May9,2013at6:49PM
GDay,
Volume
HowwecandownloadRAS2D?
Cheers,
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ChrisG. May13,2013at8:56AM
KeepyoureyeoutforthebetareleaseofHECRASwithRAS2D.Itisdueoutbythe
end of the calendar year. You'll be able to download it from
www.hec.usace.army.mil. Right now, only the alpha version is out with limited
release.
ZeroHeightzoom
Backgroundimagerycourtesy
ofMacInBlackProductions
Anonymous May22,2013at1:06AM
IsitpossibletogetholdoftheAlphaversion?
ChrisG. May22,2013at10:21AM
HEC wants to know who is testing the Alpha version. If you send me your contact
info, and some information about the types of projects you'll be testing it for, I can
getyouanAlphaversion.JustrealizeitisnotforcommercialuseandHECexpects
togetfeedbackfromitsAlphatesters.cgoodell@westconsultants.com
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Anonymous May12,2013at8:42AM
whichmethodisusedtosolvetheequationsofmotion?
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ChrisG. May13,2013at9:03AM
For2dimensionalflowareas,RASusesanimplicitfinitevolumesolutionofthe2d
Diffusive Wave form of the St. Venant equations by default, with the option to run
thefulldynamicformifsodesired.HECfeelsthatformostapplications,thediffusive
waveformwillbeadequate.
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MuhammadEhtsham September12,2013at12:53AM
kindlygivemedownloadlinkforras2dIwanttotestitformyownlearning
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ChrisG. October1,2013at9:36AM
PleaseincludeyouremailaddressandI'llsendyouinstructions.
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StphaneGAIJI September24,2013at4:18AM
In 2011, I had an experience with HECRAS and GIS to see if it was possible to model such
scenarios.Ihadbuiltanetworkwithfullsquaremeshconnectedbyoverflow.AsIamFrench,
the note is written in ... French! Sorry. I can send it to you if you are interested especially in
patternsandimages.
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ChrisG. October1,2013at9:38AM
HiStephane
Thatwouldbegreat.Thanks.Ifyouformatitliketheblogposts,I'llincludeditasit's
ownblogpost.
StphaneGAIJI October1,2013at4:47PM
Ihaveputthefilethere:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/6jk9r82amx9ln3i/Les%20mod%C3%A8les%20hydrauliqu
es%20%C3%A0%20mailles%20v2.doc
StphaneGAIJI October1,2013at4:49PM
I'malsointerrestedintestingthenewversion...
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Anonymous October14,2013at5:22PM
Thankyouforthesummary,Chris.WillRAS2Dbeabletoevaluateculvertsystemsalongwith
riversystems?
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ChrisG. October15,2013at12:48PM
RAS2D will handle culverts the same way it has in the past, to my knowledge. I'm
notsurewhatyoumeanbyculvertsystems,butyoucanhaveculvertsinstreams,in
lateral structures, and in storage area connections. Those methods for modeling
culvertsshouldallstillbeavailabletoyouinRAS2D.
Anonymous October17,2013at7:49AM
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Chris,myapologies.Iwroteinhaste.Imeantstormdrainnetworks.Iwascuriousif
RAS2DwillbeabletomodelfloodplainareasthatalsohaveundergroundSD.
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SureshSharma December3,2013at5:08AM
WhenHecRas2Disavailable?.Isitgoingtoreleasesoon?
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ChrisG. December3,2013at5:32AM
The latest info I have is that the beta version will be released to the public around
theendofthecalendaryear.Pleasestaytuned
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SureshSharma December3,2013at9:22AM
when2dwillbeavailable?isthis2Dversionavailablenow?
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ChrisG. December23,2013at3:45PM
LatestintelsaysendofJanuaryforthebetarelease...
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Anonymous January10,2014at8:06AM
*FingerscrossedforendofJanuary!*
BythewayChris,wheredoyougetyourintelfrom?ThisistheonlysiteIamabletofindwith
anyinformationpertainingtoRAS2D..
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ChrisG. January10,2014at8:12AM
Better uncross those fingers:). Looks like the latest projection is end of February
now.MyintelcomesdirectlyfromtheHECRASdevelopmentteamatHEC.They're
a great group of guys and are always forthcoming with me about the latest and
greatestRASnews.
Anonymous January10,2014at8:20AM
Ahshucks.BettertocrossmyfingersthanholdmybreathIsuppose.
ChrisG. January10,2014at3:48PM
Haha.Definately.Hanginthere.We'llallbe2Dmodelinginnotime...
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AniD March15,2014at7:01PM
ItsmiddleofMarch,anyupdateyetregardingreleaseofVersion5.0
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ChrisG. March27,2014at12:13PM
LatestindicationsareVersion5.0betawillbereleasedattheendofApril,andthe
fullversionwillbereleasedattheendofthesummer.
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Anonymous April9,2014at6:41AM
Areyouawareifwecanusethisversiontocompletea2Danalysisofflowinariver?Are1D
crosssectionsneededtorunthe2Dpartofthemodel?
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ChrisG. April9,2014at10:28AM
Yes,whenversion5.0comesouttowardstheendofthismonth,you'llbeabletodo
a 2D analysis of flow in a river. I think (though I'm not sure) you'll still need some
crosssections.Youcanalwayssetup"dummy"crosssectionstofulfillthisneed.
Anonymous April14,2014at12:38PM
IntheAlphaversion(August2013)youneededtohavedummycrosssections,butI
wastoldtheywerethinkingaboutremovingthatrequirementassomepoint.
ChrisG. April14,2014at12:58PM
Hopethatisthecase.
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Anonymous April10,2014at9:17AM
Thank you for the reply. I am interested in Version 5.0's capability to model the change in
velocityvectorsandshearstressaroundflowdeflectionstructures.Does5.0allowfordifferent
sizedcells(smallernearstructures,largercellsaway)andhowmanycellscanbeallowed?I'm
tryingtofigureouthowtocreatean.fltfileoutofCivil3Dandaminterestedinwhatis5.0's
capacityforcellsizeandnumbersoIknowhowbigasurfaceIcanmakein3D.
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ChrisG. May11,2014at9:56AM
Version5.0willallowyoutohavedifferentsized(anddifferentshaped)cellstoget
more resolution around areas of interest. I'm not sure what the cell size/number
limitationswillbein5.0,butI'msureyouwon'thaveaproblemformostapplications.
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Anonymous May6,2014at8:08PM
anyupdatesforthereleasedateofras5.0beta?thx
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ChrisG. May11,2014at11:33AM
latestoutofHECis2to3weeksfromnow.ExpectendofJune.
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AssayeMelakuGabre July13,2014at9:51AM
AmworkinginapaperonfloodplainmappingofDetchaturiverinDireDawa,Ethiopia.
IbelievethebetaversionwillhelpmeandIwillhavehelpfullcommentsforitsimprovement
sinceamgoneuseitindepth.
Wouldyoupleasehelpmehowtogetbetaversion?
Manythanks
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ChrisG. July13,2014at11:29PM
Please follow the directions on this post to get the beta version of HECRAS 5.0.
http://hecrasmodel.blogspot.com/2014/06/updatetohecras50beta.html
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AssayeMelakuGabre July22,2014at1:29PM
MANYTHANKS
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Anonymous August4,2014at5:48AM
Great,Iwilltryit.Ihopetheenginecanberunfromcommandprompt.
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