REPORT

LAYOUT SETUP:

The first requirement for any Hec-Ras project is to set up a valid or logical geometry for the channel. This has been
done by illustrating channel reach direction from upstream to downstream and setting up series of cross section on
that reach. The final output for this project cross sections are illustrated below,
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Figures: Cross section of study area from upstream to downstream.

For setting up a geometrical cross section it requires station wise elevation data and roughness co-efficient values.
The location of the left and right bank in the stations should also be fixed.

Flow Data: By default Hec-ras can analysis flow with three different types of mode-i)steady flow ii)quasi-study
iii)unsteady. For this assignment the steady flow data has been inputted. There was only one flow profile of 10000
cfs which maintain critical depth in upstream profile and normal depth with slope 0.0087.
Figure: Setting up boundary condition for flow profile

Simulation: The flow simulation was carried away with steady flow simulation with mixed flow mode.

Results: After a successful simulation the output from the model can be described in this table.

Table: Hydrodynamic data of Channel reach

Reach River Q Min W.S. Crit E.G. E.G. Vel Flow Top Froude
Station Total Ch Elev W.S. Elev Slope Chnl Area Width # Chl
s El
(cfs) (ft) (ft) (ft) (ft) (ft/ft) (ft/s) (sq ft) (ft)
Some 6000 10000 450.2 463.91 459.98 464.23 0.000996 6.08 2769.92 380 0.31
Creek
Some 4000 10000 448.2 457.98 457.98 459.79 0.007623 12.99 1287.51 357.01 0.79
Creek
Some 3000 10000 442.2 454.97 451.98 455.42 0.001484 7.04 2415.17 380 0.37
Creek
Some 1500 10000 439.4 449.18 449.18 450.99 0.007623 12.99 1287.52 357.01 0.79
Creek
Some 1000 10000 433.4 442.14 443.18 445.56 0.015497 16.95 928.81 333.69 1.11
Creek

If the velocity distribution of the channel is plotted then it can be found that the velocity of downstream section is
much higher than the upstream section.
Figure: velocity profile of the channel.

Flow started with 6.08ft/s and ended with 16.95 ft/s. That happened because downstream section maintained a
normal slope of 0.0087 while upstream section started flow with critical depth.

The discharge is constant throughout the channel. Because the increase or decrease of velocity the flow area also
changed throughout the channel. That’s why flow profile vary with the stations.
Figure: Flow profile of the channel.

Because of the undulation in velocity and water head, The energy gradient of the channel was not stable. A very
weak hydraulic jump has been seen in the station 3000 which is 300ft distance from downstream.
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Figure: Energy gradient profile of channel.

The conditions of the cross sections after flow simulation is illustrated below.

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Figure: Cross sections of flow profile from downstream to upstream (stations 6000,4000,3000,1500,1000
respectively)