Sms Riverflo 2d

SMS Tutorials
RiverFLO-2D Analysis
v. 11.2
SMS 11.2 Tutorial
Objectives
This lesson teaches how to prepare an unstructured mesh, run the RiverFLO-2D numerical engine and
view the results, all within SMS. Different initial data files will be used within SMS to create and run a
RiverFLO-2D simulation.
Prerequisites
Overview Tutorial
Requirements
RiverFLO-2D
Map Module
Mesh Module
Scatter Module
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1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
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2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
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3.1
3.2
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4.1
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5.1
5.2
5.3
5.4
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6.1
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7.1
7.2
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8.1
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9.1
9.2
9.3
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Getting Started ...........................................................................................................2

Open the Template ...............................................................................................2
Define the Projection and Units ...........................................................................3
Save the Project Files ...........................................................................................3
Import Initial Data ................................................................................................3
Display Options ....................................................................................................4
Define Model Domain .................................................................................................5
Define Coverage Type .........................................................................................5
Create Polygons ...................................................................................................5
Define Arc Spacing ..............................................................................................8
Import Pre-processed Map Data ...........................................................................9
Define Polygon Attributes ........................................................................................10
Polygon Materials ..............................................................................................10
Defining Materials .............................................................................................10
RiverFLO-2D Boundary Conditions.......................................................................12
Feature Arc Attributes ........................................................................................12
Create Unstructured Mesh ......................................................................................13
Create Mesh .......................................................................................................13
Mesh Display Options ........................................................................................13
Assigning Downstream Boundary Condition .....................................................15
RiverFLO-2D Components ................................................................................16
Material Properties ..................................................................................................16
Assigning Material Properties ............................................................................16
RiverFLO-2D Control Data.....................................................................................16
Assigning RiverFLO-2D Parameters .................................................................16
Assigning Initial Water Surface Elevation .........................................................17
Running RiverFLO-2D ............................................................................................18
Run RiverFLO-2D .............................................................................................18
Viewing RiverFLO-2D Output ................................................................................19
Scalar Dataset Options .......................................................................................20
Vector Dataset Options ......................................................................................21
Film Loop Visualization.....................................................................................23
Conclusion .................................................................................................................23
1 Getting Started
The data used for this tutorial is taken from a section of the Hoh River in the state of Washington, USA.
This data is from a project where the objective was to analyze the effect of engineered log jam (ELJ)
designs on this bend in the river.
1.1
Open the Template

For this tutorial, the RiverFLO-2D template (a 2DM file) must be imported. This
template has been developed by Aquaveo and Hydronia in order to integrate the
RiverFLO-2D numerical engine into the SMS graphical user interface for pre- or postprocessing.
To import the template file:
1. Launch SMS (or press Ctrl-N if already in SMS).
2. Select File | Open to bring up the Open dialog.
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3. Select the file RiverFLO-2D_Template.2dm in the Data files folder.

4. Click Open to open the template and close the Open dialog.
If the user is in the Mesh Module, the user will notice a RiverFLO-2D menu appear.
1.2
Define the Projection and Units

In SMS, a projection can be designed for any simulation. While RiverFLO-2D can be run
using U.S. Customary or Metric Units, setting a projection allows taking advantage of all
the geo-referencing tools in SMS for pre- and post-processing.
Consistent units should be used throughout a project. RiverFLO-2D requires the
projection, horizontal units, and vertical units be the same for all entities in the project.
To set the projection:
1. Select Display | Projection to open the Display Projection dialog.
2. In the Horizontal section, select Global projection to bring up the Select
Projection dialog.
3. On the Projection tab, set the following:
Projection as UTM.
Zone to 10 (126W - 120W Northern Hemisphere).
Datum as NAD83.
Planar Units to FEET (U.S. SURVEY).
4. Click OK to accept the settings and close the Select Projection dialog.
5. In the Vertical section, set Units to U.S. Survey Feet.
6. Click OK to close the Display Projection dialog.
1.3
Save the Project Files

To save the project:
7. Save the project by selecting File | Save As to bring up the Save As dialog.
1. Enter HohRiver.sms as the File name.
2. Select Project Files (*.sms) from the Save as type drop-down.
3. Click the Save button to save the simulation and close the Save As dialog.
The project has now been saved with matching projection and units.
1.4
Import Initial Data

The next step is to import any initial gathered data. For the Hoh River, a background
image of the site and an elevation survey will be imported.
Import the image by doing the following:
1. Select File | Open... to bring up the Open dialog
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2. Select the file HohRiver.jpg in the Data files folder.

3. Click the Open button to import the image and close the Open dialog.
4. Click No if prompted to build image pyramids.
Import the topographic date by doing the following::
1. Select File | Open... to bring up the Open dialog
2. Select the file BedElevations.txt in the Data files folder
3. Click the Open button to close the Open dialog and bring up the Open File
Format dialog.
4. Select Use Import Wizard and click OK to close the Open File Format
dialog and bring up the File Import Wizard Step 1 of 2 dialog.
This wizard allows opening of data that may not be in three columns of x, y, and z. Data
in any number of columns, in any order, can be opened through the wizard. The first step
of the File Import Wizard gives the option to specify delimiters and specify a starting
point for importing.
5. In the File import options section, under Set the column delimiters, toggle on
Space.
6. Click on the Next button to bring up the File Import Step 2 of 2 dialog.
7. Click Finish to finish importing the data and close the File Import Step 2 of
2 dialog.
A scatter set titled BedElevations is imported and now visible in the Main Graphics
Window.
1.5
Display Options
To adjust the display settings to see the elevations contoured:
1. Select Display | Display Options to bring up the Display Options dialog.
2. Select Scatter from the list on the left.
3. On the Scatter tab, toggle off Points and toggle on Contours and Boundary.
4. On the Contours tab in the Contour method section, select Color Fill from
the drop-down.
5. Set Transparency to 30%.
6. Click OK to close the Display Options dialog. The Main Graphics Window
should appear similar to Figure 1.
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Figure 1
Elevation data and background image
2 Define Model Domain

The model domain is defined by creating a coverage of the appropriate type, and then
creating arcs and polygons to define the channel, banks, and domain extents.
2.1
Define Coverage Type

A coverage in the Map Module is where different model features are described using GIS
feature objects like points, arcs and polygons. The shape of the modeling domain will be
defined in a generic 2D mesh coverage.
To define the coverage type:
1. Right-click on the Area Property coverage and select Type | Models |
Generic 2D Mesh.
2. Right-click on the Area Property coverage and select Rename.
3. Enter Hoh River and press the Enter key to set the new name.
2.2
Create Polygons
To create the needed polygons:
1. Using the Create Feature Arc
tool, create a feature arc spanning the
upstream end of the channel (Figure 2).
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Figure 2
Upstream boundary
2. Do the same for the downstream end of the channel (Figure 3).
Figure 3
Downstream boundary
3. Create feature arcs connecting the two east node and two west nodes,
following the banks of the channel as indicated by the contour color fill
(Figure 4).
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Figure 4
Channel defined
4. Create two more arcs, one east and another west of the channel, to define the
far eastern and western extents of the domain. These arcs will begin and end
on the channel cross section arc previously created (Figure 5).
Figure 5
Domain extents defined
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2.3
Define Arc Spacing

The different arcs in the Mesh Boundary coverage can be used to vary the mesh element
size. There are a few different tools used in SMS to do this. In this tutorial, the spacing
between vertices on the arcs will be used to vary the element size to be more refined in
the channel, then gradually increase to the domain extents.
Figure 6
Feature arcs to redistribute
To redistribute the channel arcs, do the following:

1. Using the Select Feature Arc
tool and the Shift key, select the east and
west bank arcs as well as the upstream and downstream channel cross section
arcs (the four arcs defining the path of the channel, as in Figure 6).
2. Select Feature Object | Redistribute Vertices to bring up the Redistribute
Vertices dialog.
3. In the Arc Redistribution section, select Specified Spacing from the Specify
drop-down.
4. Set Spacing to 40.0.
5. Click OK to close the Redistribute Vertices dialog.
To redistribute the domain extent arcs, do the following:
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tool and the Shift key, select the two arcs
defining the east and west domain extents (Figure 6).
2. Select Feature Object | Redistribute Vertices to bring up the Redistribute
Vertices dialog.
3. In the Arc Redistribution section, select Specified Spacing from the Specify
drop-down.
4. Set Spacing to 120.0.
5. Click OK to close the Redistribute Vertices dialog.
2.4
Import Pre-processed Map Data

For this tutorial, a previously-created coverage map will be imported. The connections
between arcs have been smoothed to reduce the size change between neighboring
elements and prevent instabilities in model runs. This file was created using the above
steps. The Min/Max Spacing option was used with Specified Spacing, a few of the
features arcs were split, and a few vertices were changed to nodes to form new arcs.
To import the map data:
1. Select File | Open to bring up the Open dialog.
2. Select the HohRiver_Redistributed.map file in the Data files folder.
3. Click OK to load this coverage and close the Open dialog.
A new coverage named Final Model should now be listed in the Project Explorer.
Multiple coverages can be used in SMS, but the rest of the tutorial assumes that the user
is working in the Final Model coverage.
4. Toggle off the Hoh River coverage. It may also be deleted if desired.
Figure 7
Final model coverage
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3 Define Polygon Attributes

3.1
Polygon Materials
The polygons must now be built and defined by doing the following:
1. Select Feature Object | Build Polygons to create three polygons from the
defined arcs.
With polygons created, material types must be assigned:
2. Select Edit | Materials Data to bring up the Materials Data dialog.
3. In the Materials section, double-click on material 01 in the Name column,
and enter Channel as the new name.
4. Click the New button to create a new material.
5. Double-click on material 03 and enter Floodplain as the new name.
Material color and display pattern can be set by selecting the colored button or dropdown arrow in the Pattern column to the right of each material. Clicking on the colored
button will allow the fill pattern to be changed, and selecting the drop-down arrow will
allow the color of the pattern to be changed.
6. Click OK to close the Materials Data dialog.
3.2
Defining Materials
RiverFLO-2D allows spatial variation of the Mannings n value. Two material types have
been defined to assign to the polygons. Mannings n values will be assigned to these
materials later in the tutorial.
SMS allows for different polygons to use different mesh types. RiverFLO-2D supports
triangular mesh elements, so the patch mesh type which fills the polygons with topologic
rectangles will not be used. The scalar paving density method is a more advanced method
than the normal paving option. It allows the user to define a dataset that depicts the node
spacing spatially across the model domain.
To define the materials for the east and west floodplains:
7. Using the Select Feature Polygon
tool and the Shift key, select both of
the floodplain polygons as shown in Figure 8.
1. Select Feature Object | Attributes to bring up the 2D Mesh Multiple
Polygon Properties dialog.
2. Toggle on Mesh Type and select Paving from the drop-down.
3. Set Bias (0.0 1.0) to 1.00.
In this example, select the paving mesh type and SMS will vary the element sizing
linearly between the vertex spacing on the previously created feature arcs. For more
information regarding the different mesh types, select the help button at the bottom left
corner of the polygon attributes dialog and search for Mesh Generation.
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Figure 8
Floodplain polygons selected
4. Toggle on Bathymetry type and select Scatter Set from the drop-down.
5. Click the Scatter Options button to bring up the Interpolation dialog.
6. In the Scatter Set To Interpolate From section, select the elevation dataset
and leave all other options at the default values. These options control what
dataset to interpolate if multiple datasets are loaded into SMS and what
interpolation method will be used.
7. Select OK to close the Interpolation dialog.
8. Toggle on Material and select Floodplain from the drop-down.
9. Click OK to close the 2D Mesh Multiple Polygon Properties dialog.
To define the materials for the channel:
10. Using the Select Feature Polygon
tool, select the channel polygon.
1. Select Feature Object | Attributes to bring up the 2D Mesh Polygon

Properties dialog.
2. In the Mesh Type section, select Paving from the drop-down.
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3. Set Bias to 1.00.

4. In the Bathymetry type section, select Scatter Set from the drop-down.
5. Click the Scatter Options button to bring up the Interpolation dialog.
6. In the Scatter Set To Interpolate From section, select the elevation dataset
and leave all other options at the default values.
7. Click OK to close the Interpolation dialog.
8. In the Material section, select Channel from the drop-down.
9. Click OK to close the 2D Mesh Polygon Properties dialog.
4 RiverFLO-2D Boundary Conditions

Boundary conditions force the model with certain hydrodynamic conditions. For this
model, a flow discharge boundary condition will be specified at the upstream boundary
and water surface elevation at the downstream.
4.1
Feature Arc Attributes

RiverFLO-2D Boundary conditions are assigned to the model by changing the feature arc
attributes in the Map module. This section will describe how to assign different boundary
conditions that will later be transfer automatically to the unstructured mesh.
Set the upstream boundary condition by doing the following:
1. Select the Final Model coverage in the Project Explorer to make it active.
(Figure 9)
Figure 9
tool, select the upstream cross section arc.
Upstream nodestring
3. Select Feature Objects | Attributes to bring up the Feature Arc Attributes

dialog.
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4. In the Attribute Type section, select Boundary Conditions.

5. Click on the Options button to bring up the RiverFLO-2D Nodestring
Boundary Conditions dialog.
6. Toggle on Exterior Boundary Condition in the list on the left.
7. In the Exterior Boundary Condition section, select Discharge in the Value
column on the Steady State BC Type row.
8. Enter 67116 in the Value column on the Discharge row.
9. Click OK to exit the RiverFLO-2D Nodestring Boundary Conditions dialog.
10. Click OK to close the Feature Arc Attributes dialog.
The same process applies to the downstream boundary condition, but for this tutorial the
downstream boundary condition will be assigned directly to the mesh to demonstrate how
to do this in SMS. This process is outlined in the next section.
5 Create Unstructured Mesh

5.1
Create Mesh
With the meshing parameters set and the upstream boundary condition defined, the model
is ready to convert to a finite element mesh for RiverFLO-2D. The downstream boundary
condition will be defined directly in the mesh.
1. Select the Final Model coverage to make it active and deselect any
polygons that might be selected.
2. Select Feature Objects | Map 2D Mesh to bring up the 2D Mesh Options
dialog.
3. Accept the defaults by clicking OK to close the 2D Mesh Options dialog.
A finite element mesh with triangular elements is created. The node elevations are
interpolated values from the scatter set survey and element material types are based on
the materials set in the polygons attributes.
4. Right click on the new Final Model mesh and select Rename.
5. Enter Final Model Mesh and press the Enter key to set the new name.
6. In the Project Explorer, uncheck Scatter Data, Map Data, and Images. This
makes it easier to work with the mesh.
5.2
Mesh Display Options

To adjust the mesh display settings to see the elevations contoured:
1. Select Display | Display Options... to bring up the Display Options dialog.
2. Select 2D Mesh from the list on the left.
3. On the 2D Mesh tab, toggle on Contours.
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the drop-down.
5. Click OK to exit the Display Options dialog.
The resulting image should appear similar to Figure 10, below.
Figure 10
Mesh with elevation contours
To visualize the channel in 3D:

1. Select Display | Display Options... to bring up the Display Options dialog.
2. Select General from the list on the left.
3. In the Drawing Options section, toggle off Auto z-mag.
4. Set Z magnification to 10.0. This helps visualize the elevation data since
the range of values in the horizontal and vertical directions is quite different.
5. Click OK to close the Display Options dialog.
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6. Using the Rotate

tool, click and drag in the Graphics Window to rotate
the grid in 3D. Use the wheel of the mouse to zoom in and out.
7. Return to plan view using the Plan View
5.3
macro.
Assigning Downstream Boundary Condition

The upstream discharge was previously defined as a boundary condition. This process
was done independently of the mesh and SMS then automatically mapped over the
boundary condition when the mesh was generated.
Assign a boundary condition directly to the mesh by creating a nodestring as follows:
1. Select the Final Model Mesh to make it active.
2. Using the Create Nodestring
tool, select the northwest corner
downstream node and begin selecting the nodes from northwest to southeast
along the downstream boundary. Nodes on the nodestring must be selected
from right to left as if facing downstream. Double-click on the last node to
create the nodestring as shown in Figure 11.
Figure 11
Downstream nodestring
3. Using the Select Nodestring

selection box.
tool, select the nodestring by clicking in the
4. Select RiverFLO-2D | Assign BC to bring up the RiverFLO-2D

Nodestring Boundary Conditions dialog.
5. Toggle on Exterior Boundary Condition in the list on the left.
6. In the Exterior Boundary Condition section, select Water Surface Elevation
(WSE) from the drop-down in the Value column in the Steady State BC Type
row.
7. Enter 166.07 in the Value column of the Water Surface Elevation row.
8. Click OK to close the RiverFLO-2D Nodestring Boundary Conditions
dialog.
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For display purposes, SMS has arrows indicating the direction of flow when the
nodestring is selected. If these arrows are pointed in the wrong direction, the nodestring
may be reversed by selecting the nodestring with the Select Nodestring
tool, then
right-clicking on the string and selecting Reverse Direction. Creating the nodestring
from right to left as if facing downstream prevents having to take this extra step.
5.4
RiverFLO-2D Components
In RiverFLO-2D, there are different supported components that can be specified by
selecting the nodestring or element and assigning a component or boundary condition to
them. These options are not used is this tutorial but are available for other simulations.
Nodestring components include exterior boundary condition, interior boundary condition,
and weir. Element components include pier, source/sink, culvert inlet, and culvert outlet.
Details regarding these components can be found in the RiverFLO-2D documentation.
6 Material Properties
6.1
Assigning Material Properties

Each element of the mesh is assigned a material type. Each material type includes a value
for Mannings n roughness coefficient. These material properties must be changed for
this analysis. By assigning a value to each material type, SMS automatically assigns this
value to the elements:
1. Select RiverFLO-2D | Material Properties to open the RiverFLO-2D
Material Properties dialog.
2. In the Materials section, select Channel from the list.
3. On the Control Data tab, enter 0.035 in the Mannings n row.
4. In the Materials section, select floodplain from the list.
5. On the Control Data tab, enter 0.040 in the Mannings n row.
6. Click OK to close the RiverFLO-2D Material Properties dialog.
The material properties have now been properly defined. The material zones can be
displayed by opening the Display Options dialog and turning on the Materials option
under the 2D Mesh tab.
7 RiverFLO-2D Control Data

7.1
Assigning RiverFLO-2D Parameters

With the unstructured mesh generated, the RiverFLO-2D control data and model
parameters can now be set up by doing the following:
1. Select Mesh Data in the Project Explorer to make it active.
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2. Select RiverFLO-2D | Global Parameters to bring up the RiverFLO-2D

Global Parameters dialog.
3. Set the following on the Control Data tab:
Simulation Time (hrs) to 1.0.
Output Interval (hrs) to 0.2.
Variable Time step to On.
Variable Time step Multiplier to 1.0.
Simulation Type to Steady State.
Initial Conditions to Horizontal Water Surface.
Horizontal Water Surface Elevation to 170.0.
Mesh Dataset Name to InitialWSE.
Wet-Dry Method to B.
Leave all other parameters at the default.
4. Select OK to close the RiverFLO-2D Global Parameters dialog.

More information on each of the tabs in the RiverFLO-2D Global Parameters dialog can
be found in the RiverFLO-2D documentation.
7.2
Assigning Initial Water Surface Elevation

In the Control Data tab of the RiverFLO-2D Global Parameters dialog, the Initial
Conditions option was set as Define Initial WSE as Dataset option. There are two
parameters, initial WSE and maximum sediment erosion depth, that can be spatially
varied throughout the model domain and defined as a dataset from SMS. In this tutorial, a
dataset of the initial water elevations will be created and then imported into RiverFLO2D.
5. Select the elevation dataset under Mesh Data to make it active.
1. Select Data | Data Calculator to open the Dataset Toolbox dialog.
This dialog has a variety of options for manipulating datasets within SMS. For this
example, the elevation dataset will have five feet added to create the initial WSE
elevation value at each mesh node.
2. In the Datasets section of the Data Calculator section of the dialog, doubleclick on the Mesh tree item elevation dataset to add the variable to the
Calculator field.
3. Click the + button and type 5. This adds 5 feet to the variable that is
representing the mesh elevation dataset.
4. Enter InitialWSE in the Output dataset name field. See Figure 12.
5. Click the Compute button to have SMS create the new dataset.
6. Click Done to close the Dataset Toolbox dialog.
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Figure 12
Dataset calculator
8 Running RiverFLO-2D
8.1
Location of RiverFLO-2D Executable

The Generic model interface allows any model to be used with SMS. To run the model,
specify the directory where the RiverFLO-2D model executable is located.
To do this:
1. Select Edit | Preferences to bring up the SMS Preferences dialog.
2. On the File Locations tab in the Model Executable section, scroll down the
entry for Generic and click either the BROWSE button to the right or the file
path to the right (it will show one or the other) to bring up the Select model
executable dialog.
3. Browse to the directory that contains the RiverFLO-2D model executable
(the default location is in the SMS 11.2 64-bit\models\RiverFLO-2D folder)
and select RiverFLO-2Dm3.exe.
4. Click the Open button to close the Select model executable dialog.
5. Select OK to close the SMS Preferences dialog.
8.2
Model Checker
Before running RiverFLO-2D, the Model Checker should be used by doing the
following:
1. Select RiverFLO-2D | Check Mesh to check the model for errors.
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2. Click OK if there are no errors found, and skip to step 4.

3. If there are errors found, follow the directions in the dialog to correct them
before running RiverFLO-2D. Start at step 1 again once the errors are
addressed. If the potential errors are not critical, they can be ignored.
8.3
Saving the Project

It is recommended to save the project before running RiverFLO-2D:
1. Select File | Save As to bring up the Save As dialog.
2. In the File name field, enter HohRiverFinal.sms.
3. Select Project Files (*.sms) from the Save as type drop-down.
4. Click Save to save the project and close the Save As dialog.
8.4
Run RiverFLO-2D
Now RiverFLO-2D can be run:
1. Select RiverFLO-2D | Run RiverFLO-2D.
2. Click OK if no errors are found to bring up the RiverFLO-2Dm3 model
wrapper dialog, which shows the progress as the model runs.
3. Once it is complete, click on Yes when the RiverFLO-2Dm3 dialog appears
to close both the RiverFLO-2Dm3 dialog and the RiverFLO-2Dm3 model
wrapper dialog.
SMS will save the 2DM file that contains the input parameters and mesh geometry to run
RiverFLO-2D. After the model converges, the model output will be in the XMDF format
which can then be read into SMS, where the results can be viewed.
The SMS project file in the Data files\Output folder contains a completed solution for the
tutorial that can be imported to view the results without waiting for the model to finish
running.
9 Viewing RiverFLO-2D Output

To import the XMDF output that RiverFLO-2D generated:
1. Select File | Open... to bring up the Open dialog.
2. Browse to the Data files\HohRiverFinal\RiverFLO-2D\Final Model Mesh
folder and select Final Model Mesh.hdf5 file.
3. Click the Open button to import the file and close the Open dialog.
The RiverFLO-2D model output will be read into SMS as Mesh Datasets. Once the
RiverFLO-2D output file has been imported, the user must decide on how to view the
data. The Project Explorer may be used to select the desired scalar
and vector
output datasets.
4. Select the Depth scalar dataset in the Project Explorer to make it active.
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9.1
Scalar Dataset Options

A good way to view the output is to change the contour display options as follows:
1. Select the Display Options
2.
macro to bring up the Display Options dialog.
Select 2D Mesh from the list on the left.
3. On the 2D Mesh tab, click the All Off button to turn off current display
options.
4. Toggle on Contours and Mesh boundary.
the drop-down.
6. In the Contour interval section, select Number of Contours from the dropdown and enter 25 in the field to the right of the drop-down.
7. Click OK to close the Display Options dialog. The Main Graphic Window
Figure 13
The depth dataset viewed with contours
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9.2
Vector Dataset Options

Velocity vectors can be displayed several different ways, including displayed at each
node and on a normalized grid.
To display velocity vectors at each node:
1. Select the Velocity vector dataset in the Project Explorer to make it active.
2. Click the Display Options

4. Toggle on Vectors.
5. On the Vectors tab in the Vector Display Placement and Filter section, select
at each node from the Display drop-down.
6. Enter 5.0 in the Offset field.
Figure 14
Vectors at each node
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The vectors can sometimes display below the contours. The z offset raises the origin of
the vectors so that they are completely visible.
To display vectors on a normalized grid:
1. Click the Display Options

3. On the Vectors tab in the Vector Display Placement and Filter section, select
on a grid from the Display drop-down.
4. For both X spacing and Y spacing, enter 15.
should appear similar to Error! Reference source not found..
Figure 15
Vectors on a normalized grid
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This method of displaying vectors is useful when displaying areas with both coarse and
refined areas. With the vectors displayed on a grid, the resolution of the vectors displayed
either increases or decreases to maintain the same pixel spacing when zooming in or out.
9.3
Film Loop Visualization

In addition to single time steps of contours and vectors, animations can be generated and
saved. SMS enables the user to generate and save animations to a film loop.
To create a film loop of the RiverFLO-2D analysis:
1. Select Data | Film Loop... to bring up the Film Loop Setup General
Options dialog.
2. In the Select Film Loop Type section, select Flow Trace.
3. Click the Next > button to open the Film Loop Setup Time Options dialog.
4. Click the Next > button to open the Film Loop Setup Flow Trace Options
dialog.
5. Click the Next > button to open the Film Loop Setup Display Options
dialog.
6. Click the Finish button to close the Film Loop Setup Display Options
dialog.
SMS now starts the film loop, adding one frame at a time. Once the last frame has been
added to the loop, the Play AVI Application window will open and the animation will
start looping automatically (Figure 16).
7. Click the Close
button at the top right corner of the window when
finished. The film loop has been saved as sms.avi.
10 Conclusion
This concludes the RiverFLO-2D tutorial. Continue to experiment with the film loop and
other features as desired, or exit the program.
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SMS 11.2 Tutorial

Getting Started ...........................................................................................................2

Open the Template

3. Select the file RiverFLO-2D_Template.2dm in the Data files folder.

Define the Projection and Units

Zone to 10 (126W - 120W Northern Hemisphere).

Planar Units to FEET (U.S. SURVEY).

Save the Project Files

Import Initial Data

2. Select the file HohRiver.jpg in the Data files folder.

Elevation data and background image

2 Define Model Domain

Define Coverage Type

Domain extents defined

Define Arc Spacing

Feature arcs to redistribute

To redistribute the channel arcs, do the following:

1. Using the Select Feature Arc

Import Pre-processed Map Data

Final model coverage

3 Define Polygon Attributes

Floodplain polygons selected

tool, select the channel polygon.

1. Select Feature Object | Attributes to bring up the 2D Mesh Polygon

3. Set Bias to 1.00.

4 RiverFLO-2D Boundary Conditions

Feature Arc Attributes

tool, select the upstream cross section arc.

3. Select Feature Objects | Attributes to bring up the Feature Arc Attributes

4. In the Attribute Type section, select Boundary Conditions.

5 Create Unstructured Mesh

Mesh Display Options

Mesh with elevation contours

To visualize the channel in 3D:

6. Using the Rotate

Assigning Downstream Boundary Condition

3. Using the Select Nodestring

tool, select the nodestring by clicking in the

4. Select RiverFLO-2D | Assign BC to bring up the RiverFLO-2D

Assigning Material Properties

7 RiverFLO-2D Control Data

Assigning RiverFLO-2D Parameters

2. Select RiverFLO-2D | Global Parameters to bring up the RiverFLO-2D

Simulation Time (hrs) to 1.0.

Output Interval (hrs) to 0.2.

Variable Time step to On.

Variable Time step Multiplier to 1.0.

Simulation Type to Steady State.

Initial Conditions to Horizontal Water Surface.

Horizontal Water Surface Elevation to 170.0.

Mesh Dataset Name to InitialWSE.

Leave all other parameters at the default.

4. Select OK to close the RiverFLO-2D Global Parameters dialog.

Assigning Initial Water Surface Elevation

Location of RiverFLO-2D Executable

2. Click OK if there are no errors found, and skip to step 4.

Saving the Project

9 Viewing RiverFLO-2D Output

Scalar Dataset Options

macro to bring up the Display Options dialog.

Select 2D Mesh from the list on the left.

The depth dataset viewed with contours

Vector Dataset Options