RSMS HEC-RAS files

Zipping the files for RSMS

The files we get from Brian for RSMS are the

1. .IC.O0 is the Initial Conditions file.
2. .O0 is the Output file.
3. .p0.hdf is the Plan HDF file. - contains all of the output plus all of the geometry input in HDF5 format.
4. .prj is the project file for HEC-RAS.
5. .u0 is the Unsteady Flow.

When we get the data from brian we have to unzip it it is in a TGZ file. A TGZ file is actually zipped 2 times. 1st it is zipped with as a tar then it is zip as a gzip.

• Select the files you want to zip.
• Right click and use 7 zip add to archive to get the files zipped as a tar.
  • Change the name to the file name you want to use.
  • Change the Archive format to tar.
• Once the tar file is created right click on it and use 7 zip to zip it again.
  • This time change the name to filename.tgz it will appear as filename.tar.gz
  • Make sure you have changed the format to gzip.

Navigating the HDF5 file

The HDF5 file can get a little confusing when looking at data for RSMS.

There are ___ tables that you need to concern yourself with.

• Flow
• Velocity Channel
• Water Surface
• Time Date Stamp
• Cross Section Attributes

The Path is as follows 'Results/Unsteady/Output/Output Blocks/Base Output/Unsteady Time Series'