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  • in reply to: georeference the model geometry #10862
    cameron
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    If you have the coordinates available in xy data then you just set it in the geometric data editor for each one. You could also import in the line work using GeoRAS.

    in reply to: Advice for a starting Hec-Ras modeller #10863
    cameron
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    Did you try this in Unsteady?

    in reply to: Peak flood depth arrival time #10864
    cameron
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    You could get this from the hdf file. It lists the depth at each output interval so you could develop it in excel or other method by having it calculate the time of the max depth.

    in reply to: Flow paths #10850
    cameron
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    Flowpaths are generated in GeoRAS and should be three of them: channel, left overbank, and right overbank. Sometimes it helps to draw before cross-sections as you want the cross-sections to be perpendicular to the flow..

    cameron
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    Make the lateral structure station 3101 or 3099 depending on where the starting point of the lateral structure is.

    in reply to: Lateral Weir Percent Q Leaving greater than 100% #10827
    cameron
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    There is a thread that discusses a similar issue. Basically it came down to the placement of the lateral structure along the mesh elements.

    in reply to: Unsteady Model Troubleshooting (Dam Breach) #10817
    cameron
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    A few additional thoughts:

    I would switch to a 2D model if you have the option, far more stable.

    You need to update the HTAB data for the cross-sections to be every .25 feet or less.

    Bump up the roughness to 0.1 or higher just downstream of the dam as 0.032 is low for all of the debris that would be coming down.

    I would add ineffective areas so that the active top widths don’t change much if at all downstream of the dam.

    You may need to interpolate xs.

    You set initial conditions to 0 cfs in the main channel, the model does not like this as you can’t have zero flow in a cross-section or HEC-RAS will blow up.

    You timestep of 2 minutes is probably too high and should be lower around 15 to 30 seconds maybe less.

    in reply to: Unsteady Model Troubleshooting (Dam Breach) #10816
    cameron
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    Are the downstream cross-sections from the dam a canyon or wide open? Did you attempt to increase roughness values to 0.1 or so to help stabilize the model? Did you try to add interpolated cross-sections?

    in reply to: 2D HEC-RAS #10822
    cameron
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    Hard to say what the error is as that is generic. Does it crash right away or after running for a little bit.

    in reply to: Sediment Time Series Confusion #10796
    cameron
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    Did they say if the sediment manual was a separate document or as part of another document? Chapter 13 of the reference manual has information on Sediment transport which appears to be updated from 4.1. I could not find the document I had from a few years ago, but it did have discussion on both the new unsteady sediment capabilities and BSTEM (toe erosion) and maybe that is what they will be uploading soon.

    I will take a in depth look when I get some time, but that may not be until September.

    in reply to: Channel Terrain Surface not Correct #10815
    cameron
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    It would have more to do with the channel data than the streamline. You can turn on the XS interpolation layer in Mapper to see what it is doing.

    You could interpolate a few cross-sections to make the spacing closer for when you do the interpolation.

    in reply to: 2D HEC-RAS #10820
    cameron
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    The smaller the grid cell the smaller the time step. With that small of a grid cell, your time step will need to be 1 second or less most likely.

    in reply to: Cross-section #10824
    cameron
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    You use GeoRAS which can be downloaded from HEC’s website, use a plugin from QGIS, or use SMS or WMS.

    in reply to: RAS Mapper Chopping off ends of maps #10825
    cameron
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    You need to have terrain that covers the cross-sections so it can create floodplain maps. It looks like your terrain does not cover the cross-sections.

    in reply to: Error running unsteady post processor #10814
    cameron
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    Did delete the boundary condition for lateral structure in the unsteady flow data editor?

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