Unsteady Flow HEC-RAS Model Troubleshooting

Chapter 1 Unsteady Flow HEC-RAS Model Troubleshooting – Introduction

Unsteady Flow HEC-RAS Model Troubleshooting - Introduction

completion, even when the user has entered poor data. Therefore, the fact that the program

executes a complete run does not necessarily mean that the results are good. The user must

carefully review the results to ensure that they adequately represent the study reach and that they

are reasonable and consistent. The software is by no means a substitute for sound engineering.

The software contains several features to assist the user in model development, problem

resolution and results review. These features include: built-in data checking, an errors, warnings

graphical and tabular output to review the results and check data consistency.

The following sections describe various issues that should be considered when troubleshooting