Floodplain Modeling Using HEC-RAS

If your work or academic studies involve floodplain management, then a copy of Floodplain Modeling Using HEC-RAS needs to be on your desk. This comprehensive textbook offers expert instruction and practical advice for floodplain modelers and managers. It then goes a step further and shows readers how to apply HEC-RAS, the worldwide standard simulation tool from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Gary Dyhouse, M.S., P.E., is an engineering consultant specializing in hydrology and hydraulics. He has served as an expert witness for the State of California, worked as a levee expert for a large project propsed in the southeastern United States, performed and reviewed water surface profile anayses, and conducted several workshops on HEC-RAS. Mr. Dyhouse worked for 32 years with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, primarily as Chief of Hydrologic Engineering for the St. Louis District.

Jennifer Hatchett, M.S., P.E., is an engineering training specialist at Haestad Methods, the world's largest supplier of water resources software solutions. Prior to her employment with Haestad Methods, Ms. Hatchett worked as a Water Resources engineer at an ENR Ranked Top 50 Design Firm. She has performed and managed several floodplain and floodwater studies for FEMA and was the project engineer responsible for performing steady-state backwater calculations for existing and proposed conditions for bridge replacements and widenings using HEC-RAS.

Jeremy Benn, CEing, FICE, FCIWEM, has more than 20 years of experience in river engineering in the UK and overseas gained from both research and commercial consultancy. Mr. Benn has lectured widely on the use of computer models in catchment management, flood control, and the estimation of scour. He has been a representative on several technical committees including the Flood Risk Mapping Framework in England and Wales and the railways panel on bridge scour. Mr. Benn is a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers and a Fellow of the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management.