This artificial channel transition disturbs the natural stream flow and may have undesirable effects, such as an increase in sediment transported to the transition section. If sediment and debris begin to accumulate in the transition, the culvert systems will not perform according to design. This leads to an increase in maintenance costs for the Department of Transportation, as well as the possibility that the culvert system or bridge may be unsafe during large flow conditions. So, the Department hopes to improve the guidance for design of wide culvert systems and bridges. The hope is that this data can then be integrated with ArcView to provide a useful interpretation of the data.
Outline Better define the scope and ultimate goal of the project.
Since I am not familiar with linking ArcView and HEC-RAS, I am unsure of what my final result will be. Research the subject, including studying the thesis work done by David Anderson. Integrate the HEC-RAS data with ArcView.