Profile summary tables are used to show a limited number of hydraulic variables for several cross sections. To display a profile summary table on the screen, select Profile Summary Table from the View menu of the main HEC-RAS window. An example profile summary table is shown in Figure 8-25.

Figure 8 25 Example Profile Table

There are several standard table (Std. Tables) types available to the user. Some of the tables are designed to provide specific information at hydraulic structures (e.g., bridges and culverts), while others provide generic information at all cross sections. The standard table types available to the user are:

Standard Table 1. The is the default profile type of table. This table gives you a summary of some of the key output variables.

Standard Table 2. This is the second of the standard summary tables. This table provides information on the distribution of flow between the left overbank, main channel, and right overbank. This table also shows the friction losses, as well as contraction and expansion losses that occurred between each section. Energy losses displayed at a particular cross section are for the losses that occurred between that section and the next section downstream.

Four XS Culvert. This standard table provides summary results for the four cross sections around each of the culverts in the model. The four cross sections are the two immediately downstream and the two immediately upstream of the culvert. This table will list all of the culverts in the model for the selected reaches.

Culvert Only. This standard table provides hydraulic information about the culvert, as well as the inlet control and outlet control computations that were performed.

Six XS Bridge. This table provides summary results for the six cross sections that make up the transition of flow around a bridge. The six cross sections include the two cross sections just downstream of the bridge; the two cross sections inside of the bridge; and the two cross sections just upstream of the bridge. The program will display results for all the bridges in the model within the selected reaches. When viewing this table, on occasion there will be no displayed results for the cross sections inside of the bridge. This occurs only when the user has selected a bridge modeling approach that does not compute results inside of the bridge. This includes: Yarnell's method; both pressure flow equations; and pressure and weir flow solutions.

Bridge Only. The bridge only table shows summary information specifically for bridges.

Bridge Comparison. The bridge comparison table shows the results for all of the user selected bridge modeling approaches that were computed during the computations. For example, the program can calculate low flow bridge hydraulics by four different methods. The resulting upstream energy for the user selected methods will be displayed in this table.

Multiple Opening. This table shows a limited number of output variables for each opening of a multiple opening river crossing.

Four XS Inline Structure. This table displays summary results of the four cross sections immediately around an inline weir and/or gated spillway. The four cross sections are the two immediately upstream and the two immediately downstream of the inline weir and/or gated spillway.

Inline Structure. This table shows the final computed water surface and energy just upstream of each of the inline weir and/or gated spillways. In addition to these elevations, the table displays the total flow, the flow over the weir, and the total flow through all of the gates.

Lateral Structure. This table shows a limited set of output variables for all of the lateral weir/spillway structures within the selected reaches.

Encroachment 1, 2, and 3. These three standard tables provide various types of output for the computations of floodway encroachments.

HEC-FDA. This table provides information that can be exported to the HEC Flood Damage Analysis (FDA) program. The table displays total flow, channel invert elevation, and water surface elevation.

HEC-5Q. This table provides information that can be exported to the HEC-5Q (river and reservoir water quality analysis) program. The table displays only the specific parameters required by the HEC-5Q program.

Ice Cover. This table shows summary output of ice information. This table was designed for performing a study that includes ice cover.

Junctions. This summary table provides a limited set of output for all of the cross sections that bound a junction. This table will show this output for all of the junctions found in the model.

Storage Areas. This table shows a limited amount of output for all of the storage areas in the model. Output includes: water surface elevation; minimum storage area elevation; surface area; and volume.

Conn with Culverts. This table will show summary output for storage area connections that contain culverts.

Pump Stations. This table shows a limited amount of output for any of the pump stations contained within the model.
To view one of the types of tables, select the desired table type from the Std. Tables menu on the profile summary table. In addition to the various types of profile tables, the user can specify which plans, profiles and reaches to include in the table. The plans, profiles and reaches options are available from the Options menu on the profile plot.
The user also has the ability to turn the viewing of interpolated cross sections on or off. The default is to view all cross-sections, including the interpolated ones. To prevent the interpolated sections from showing up in the table, de-select Include Interpolated XS's from the Options menu.

Another feature available to users is the ability to set the number of decimal places that will be displayed for any variable of the pre-defined tables. Once a pre-defined table is selected from the Tables menu, select Standard Table # Dec Places from the Options menu. A window will appear displaying the current number of decimal places for each variable. The user can change the number of decimal places to whatever they wish.

User's also have the ability to view summary output tables in either English or metric units. This is available from the Options menu on the profile tables. It does not matter whether the input data is in English or metric, the output can be viewed in either system.