Floodplain Modeling Using HEC-RAS

This comprehensive textbook offers expert instruction and practical advice for floodplain modellers and managers. It then goes a step further by reinforcing the concepts presented using the world-wide standard simulation tool from the United States Army Corps of Engineers, HEC-RAS.

Dr Kate Bradbrook, Dr Charles Mbigha and Jeremy Benn from JBA contributed to the sections on unsteady flow modelling and bridge scour.

Topics covered in this text include:

• An easy-to-understand introduction to open channel hydraulics
• Planning floodplain modeling studies with defensible time and cost estimates
• Modelling bridges, culverts, and other special features
• Calibrating and operating models for peak performance
• Modeling floodways, including coverage of FEMA flood insurance guidelines
• Developing routing information for use in hydrology programs
• Designing and evaluating channel modifications
• Analyzing bridge scour

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