Webinars
Please visit our updated Webinars page at hydroschool.org/webinars/.
All continuing education resources previously listed at surfacewater.biz have moved to hydroschool.org; going forward, the surfacewater.biz website will be dedicated to drainage-related consulting work only.
Upcoming webinars
We hold free monthly webinars covering a range of water resources topics. Subscribe to our newsletter and to the Australian Water School’s distribution list to be notified of upcoming webinars. Upcoming 2021 webinars include fish passage, bridge scour, sewer testing for COVID19 tracing, and other relevant topics for today’s water industry with interactive Q&A sessions for live session attendees.
If there are specific topics of interest that you would like to suggest for consideration in future webinars or upcoming online courses, please include in the comments section of our registration of interest form.
Previous webinars
Our previous webinars have been facilitated by the Australian Water School, and free recordings are available on the AWS YouTube channel. Here are some selected webinars that we have participated in:
Rating Curves, 8 Apr 2021
Developing rating curves from measurements and models Background resources here
QGIS for Groundwater Applications, 30 Mar 2021
Compiling and visualising groundwater data using QGIS
Climate change impacts on extreme event hydrology, 8 Mar 2021
Explore the latest guidance on incorporating climate change into hydraulic designs
What’s new in HEC-RAS 6.0 Part 1, 19 Jan 2021
Explore the new features in 6.0, including RAS Mapper, with the HEC development team
What’s new in HEC-RAS 6.0 Part 2, 9 Feb 2021
2D sediment transport, debris flow, and other advances in sediment transport modelling
Rocking It, 1 Dec 2020
This landmark 100th webinar, “Rocking It!” covered the use of hydraulic modelling results for rip rap sizing. View the video recording below, and check out supporting resources and links here: https://surfacewater.biz/riprap/
Python Scripting, 3 Nov 2020
An introduction to Python scripting for water modellers
HEC-DSS, 7 October 2020
An introduction to the Data Storage System
HEC-LifeSim, 1 Sep 2020
Advances in Flood Consequence Assessments
See scripts for flood hazard mapping here
QGIS, 6 August 2020
Using QGIS for preparing and visualising hydrological data
ARR, 9 July 2020
What’s new in Australian Rainfall and Runoff 2019
3D Modelling, 3 March 2020
Advances in computational fluid dynamics and 3D environmental modelling
Roughing It, 26 February 2020
Using the Manning Equation for estimating roughness
QGIS for water modellers, 11 Dec 2019
Click here to view the ICE WaRM QGIS webinar page for additional details or view the recording here:
With over 2000 registered attendees, we will definitely keep more of these QGIS webinars coming! Subscribe to stay tuned for an upcoming online course on the topic!
HEC-HMS, 2 October 2019
Click here to view the ICE WaRM HEC-HMS webinar page for additional details or view the recording here
Sediment Transport, 21 August 2019
Click here to view the ICE WaRM sediment transport webinar page for additional details or view the recording here
McBreach, 6 November 2019
Click here to view the ICE WaRM McBreach webinar page for additional details or view the recording here
Hydraulic Structures, 21 May 2019
Click here to view the ICE WaRM structures webinar page for additional details or view the recording here
Dam breach assessment, 11 December 2018
Click here to view the ICE WaRM dam breach webinar page for additional details or view the recording here
Rain-on-grid modelling in HEC-RAS, 15 August 2018
Click here to view the ICE WaRM webinar page for additional details or view the recording here
This webinar covered the following topics:
- Basic demonstration and animation of a rain-on-grid model setup and results in HEC-RAS
- Discussion of rain-on-grid principles and how it is conceptually different from regular flood modelling (including considerations for roughness, tolerances, sheet flow paths, etc.)
- Introduction of new developments with HEC-RAS Version 5.1 to improve rainfall-runoff modeling capabilities (including infiltration, spatially varying precipitation, depth-varying roughness, etc.)
- Where the industry is heading with the use of hydraulic models as rainfall-runoff models, including the application of radar-based gridded rainfall data and relevance to ARR 2016.
Using the HECRASController to customise HEC-RAS, 19 April 2018
Click here to view the ICE WaRM HECRASController webinar page for additional details or view the recording here
HECRASController allows users to set up ensemble or Monte Carlo analyses to comply with ARR 2016 guidelines. The webinar was presented by the RAS Solution’s Chris Goodell, the author of the book “Breaking the HEC-RAS Code”.
What’s new in HEC-RAS 5.0.4, 22 February 2018
Click here to view the ICE WaRM HEC-RAS 5.0.4 webinar page for additional details or view the recording here
This webinar included a preview of the highly anticipated new features in HEC-RAS 5.0.4:
The webinar addressed issues encountered during the beta test period. New features that were addressed in the webinar included
- Faster computation speed
- Pre-processor for 1D elements in RAS Mapper
- Additional hydraulic structure options (no more wormhole culverts!)
- Variable computational time step
- RAS Mapper enhancements
- Internal boundary conditions
- 2D polygon mesh refinement
- Bug Fixes
Introduction to HEC-RAS 5.0, 11 May 2017
Click here to view the ICE WaRM HEC-RAS 1D-2D webinar page for additional details or view the recording here:
This webinar was presented by Krey Price, Mark Forest, and Dr. Robert Keller. Click on the video below to view the recording (going on 50,000 views now!):
The video file also includes supplemental materials addressing some of the topics raised during the Q&A session. Click on the image below for a pdf flyer.
Consulting Services
Need help setting up, reviewing, or troubleshooting flood models? We also offer drainage designs, surface water management plans, flood mapping, impact assessment, flood mitigation, hydraulics structures design, QA/QC, and more. See our consulting services for details or book consulting hours.
Training Services
We provide in-person and online professional development training for water-related disciplines. Visit hydroschool.org and register your interest for a course in your area or to request customised training. Sign up for H&H Essentials, HEC-RAS, or other on-demand online courses, or view our instructional videos, webinars, and articles. View our feedback here.
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