The documentation for HEC-RAS consists of a User's Manual which describes how to use the interface; a two-
dimensional User's Manual which describes how to use the two-dimensional and combined one- and two-
dimensional modeling capabilities; a Hydraulic Reference Manual which describes the data required, equations
used, solution techniques, and modeling advice; a BSTEM Technical Reference and User's Manual which
describes the BSTEM component in HEC-RAS and how to use BSTEM in HEC-RAS; and an Applications Guide
which contains twenty-four example applications of using various aspects of HEC-RAS. All five documents are in
PDF format and can be viewed online or downloaded. To view online, go to the manual's individual webpage with
the links below.
The HEC-RAS documentation is automatically installed (with the exception of the BSTEM manual) during the
setup of the program and can be accessed through the Help menu. To view the documentation without installing
the program, the user may use the links below.
See the HEC-RAS 5.0.6 Release Notes for the current release notes listing the bug fixes for this and previous releases.
The What's New page also summarizes the current version's features.
HEC-RAS Verification and Validation Document
RD-52
is an all new verification and validation document for HEC-RAS. This document contains analytical and textbook datasets, laboratory datasets, and real world data with
observed measurements. HEC-RAS computational results are compared to all of the datasets to verify the solutions of the equations, and to validate HEC-RAS's use for a wide
range of computational problems.
Benchmarking of the HEC-RAS Two-Dimensional Hydraulic Modeling Capabilities
RD-51 summarizes how the HEC-RAS software performed in the two-dimensional modeling
benchmark tests developed by the United Kingdom's (UK) Joint Defra (Department for Environmental Food and Rural Affairs) Environment Agency.
Optimize Your Computer for Fast HEC-RAS Simulations
Certificate of Networthiness (CoN) Documentation certifying that the software may be installed on Department of Defense (DOD) computer systems, subject
to the limitations stated in the certificate. Old installations should be upgraded.
