Case Study: Kimley-Horn enhances urban stream restoration efficiency with GeoHECRAS from CivilGEO

Kimley-Horn & Associates, Inc. streamlines 3.5 miles of greenway restoration with CivilGEO

The customer, Kimley-Horn & Associates, Inc., faced challenges in modeling a complex urban stream restoration project for Little Sugar Creek, which involved steep terrain, pedestrian bridges, and extensive eroding banks. Their traditional hydraulic modeling software made the process cumbersome. They turned to vendor CivilGEO and utilized its GeoHECRAS software to streamline this effort.

CivilGEO's solution, GeoHECRAS, provided advanced surface generation tools, a Scenario Manager, and 2D mesh capabilities. This allowed Kimley-Horn to efficiently generate and analyze multiple design scenarios, greatly improving modeling speed and accuracy. The vendor's technical support was also key in resolving data issues. As a result, the engineering team reported being "extremely satisfied" and "much more efficient," successfully documenting erosive areas and planning stabilization for the nationally significant restoration.

Kimley-Horn & Associates, Inc