Australian Water School Courses

3D Coastal Modelling

Explore how nearshore coastal hydrodynamic models extend from 2D to 3D, including ocean circulation, stratification, boundary conditions, calibration, and result visualization.

• YouTube
• 54 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Froude, Dude!

Explore how the Froude number distinguishes subcritical and supercritical flow and informs hydraulic design for bridges and other structures.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 2 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Urban Pipe Network Modelling

Learn how hydraulic calculations, energy losses, and GIS quality-control tools support 1D urban stormwater pipe network modelling and 2D inundation analysis.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 7 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Recreational Hydraulics - Rafting, Wave Pools, & Water Slides

Explore how hydraulic modeling shapes artificial whitewater courses, wave pools, and waterslides, from hydraulic jumps to Archimedean spirals.

• YouTube
• 58 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Technological Advances in the Water Sector

Explores how drones, AI, web-based modeling, augmented reality, and 3D printing are advancing flood mapping, safety, and fish passage design.

• YouTube
• 58 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Lake Modelling

Model lake water quality by examining stratification, turnover, numerical predictions, and common modelling traps in stationary freshwater systems.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 4 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Bushfire Hydrology

This webinar examines how bushfires alter catchment hydrology, erosion, water quality, and freshwater fauna, with implications for modelling and hydraulic design.

• YouTube
• 58 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Energy Losses at Structures

Explore how contractions, piers, bridge decks, and other structures dissipate flow energy through 1D, 2D, and 3D hydraulic modeling.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 12 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Riprap Sizing in HEC-RAS Version 6.1

Learn how HEC-RAS 6.1’s Riprap Calculator applies USACE guidance to size stable rock protection and check scour at channel toes.

• YouTube
• 1 hour
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Pumped Hydro: The Biggest Batteries on Earth!

Explore how pumped-storage hydropower converts surplus electricity into stored water energy, with examples from home systems and the Red John project at Loch Ness.

• YouTube
• 1 hour
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Tsunami and Dam Failure and Non-Newtonian Modelling

Explore hydraulic modelling of tsunamis, dam failures, and non-Newtonian flows through theory, real-world cases, and benchmarking.

• YouTube
• 1 hour
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Probable Maximum Flood

Explore how probable maximum floods are estimated and whether infrastructure should be designed for this worst-case scenario.

• YouTube
• 59 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Natural Dams - Inherent Risk Factors

Explore how ice and landslide dam failures generate catastrophic floods through geological case studies and hydraulic models.

• YouTube
• 59 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

What's New in HEC HMS, Part II

Explore new HEC-HMS features for rainfall-runoff modeling, including GIS tools, automated forecasting, gridded data, 2D flow, and Australian precipitation patterns.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 7 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Next Generation 2D Hydraulic Modelling

Explore how 2D hydraulic modelling with sub-grid sampling and quadtree meshes can replace 1D open-channel representations in real-world flood models.

• YouTube
• 54 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video