SMS:SRH-2D Errors

This is a list of known error messages produced by SRH-2D. These errors will appear during the model run.

List of Error Messages

The first three columns in the table are sortable. Simply click the small arrows on the right side of the column header to sort in ascending or descending order.

The columns in the table include:

• Location indicates whether the error occurs in the SRH-2D Preprocessor or in SRH-2D itself.
• Error Code gives the Error Code (if any).
• Error Text from Model gives the full text of the error message. Errors that do not produce any error text will have "no text" in this field.
• Description gives more details about the error.
• Solution gives steps necessary to correct the issue.

Location	Error Code	Error Text from Model	Description	Solution
SRH-2D	1	Stopped in uti_qwin_xyplot.f90 TIME_SIMU	Inconsistent time control	The end time is prior to the start time in the model control. Adjust so it is later than the start time.
PreSRH-2D	1	unable to open srhhydro file!	Unable to open srhhydro file	The path length for the SMS project is too long. Therefore, the SRH-2D preprocessor could not read the exported files from SMS. Reduce the path length to less than 300 characters.
PreSRH-2D	1	Element ID is not consecutive	The mesh element ID's have been mismatched since some mesh nodes were modified and not renumbered (which causes SMS to automatically update the mesh element ID's)	The mesh nodes need to be renumbered using the Renumber command under the Nodes menu in the Mesh module
SRH-2D		No cells cover an obstruction in structure_obstruction.f90	Obstruction feature area of influence does not cover the centroid of at least one element	The "Obstruction Width/Diameter:" value in the Obstructions Properties dialog is set to "0" and/or an obstruction arc is positioned just beyond half the width/diameter defined in the properties from the centroid of a mesh element.
SRH-2D	5	Stopped in structure_culvert.f90 ICELL error#5	BC arc mesh snapping does not match inactive material zone snapping	Some paired arc 1D structures require an "unassigned" material zone between the structure arcs. If the material zone snapping does not match the BC arc snapping, there will be element inactivity problems at the face of the structure.
SRH-2D			More than 99 obstructions exist	SRH-2D has a built in limit to how many obstructions can be included in a model. Currently this limit is 99. Reduce the number of obstructions to 99 or fewer.
Pre SRH-2D		Errors from final_touch.f90 **** on MONITOR LINE#n a face cannot be found given two mesh points Two points are: xx xx Check your mesh node list; you may do this using _SIF.dat file directly!	Monitor line spans a mesh void (hole)	Reconfigure the monitor line. Monitor lines cannot span holes in the mesh.
SRH-2D			If you specify a z elevation to a bridge arc that is too high in the structures exercise, SRH doesn't run.	bug
SRH-2D	2	ALL INLET cells are dry from bc_mdot2.f90! Code may have blow up due to input errors or too-large time step.	Material polygons near inflow are unassigned	This occurs when the material coverage has not been linked to the simulation. Also occurs when all material polygons covering the inflow BC are have an "unassigned" material type. This can also occur if no boundary conditions providing an inflow source have been included in the simulation.
SRH-2D		FATAL ERROR The code diverged; further reduction of time step would help the convergence!	Too large of a time step	Reduce the size of the computational time step in the model control
SRH-2D	3	bad mesh ! Stopped in indx_conn.f	Problem in mesh, often due to overlapping elements.	Check if problem cell (element) id is listed. Otherwise, examine mesh quality in SMS.
SMS		No mesh that matches the scalar set.	No mesh that matches the scalar set. The solution file does not correspond to the mesh in the project, or node numbering of the mesh has been changed, invalidating the solution.	Take care when making edits to the mesh and renumbering the nodes. Any previous results will be invalidated when nodes are renumbered.
			WSE error directly under the bridge in the form of waves oscillating through the channel	Use larger, quadrilateral elements in the deepest areas of flow. This could also mean that the piers need to be switched to obstructions. Lowering the time step may also help.
SMS		The following coverage(s) have an unsupported type and will be converted to area property: (Name of Coverage(s) Listed)		Opening a map file with out an accompanying project file. If the coverage type is under Model (which the .map file provided indicated it was) then the type is stored in the project file so that error will appear when opening just the *.map file.
SRH-2D		Exit code 0	Exit code 0	SRH-2D has stopped or finished (whether "successfully executed" or not), further troubleshooting is required if it has not finished running successfully.
	1	Error code 1	srhmat file does not exist	File didn't export successfully, Make sure assigned materials in the materials coverage, possibly too many monitoring lines (20 or less okay)
PreSRH-2D		forrtl: severe (157): Program Exception - access violation		Set up file location Preferences to the correct location for SRH-Pre
PreSRH-2D		MESH-UNIT: Enter one of the following options for the unit of the mesh	Mesh unit error	SRH requires that vertical and horizontal units be in either meters or U.S survey feet
SRH-2D	8	Inconsistent cell ID in mesh_connectivity: maybe due to wrong nodestring		Possibly due to overlapping elements
PreSRH-2D	1	Stopped in add_nbdf.90 DIS	Issue with BC nodestrings	In this case, this issue was from a bug where SMS was exporting the nodestring in the SRHGEOM file incorrectly for two HY8 culvert arcs. SMS was essentially writing the same string of nodes for both the upstream and downstream culvert arcs.
SRH-2D	1	Stopped in face_wd.f90 PRESS#1	Issue with Pressure Flow BC and "Piers"	In this problem, SRH2D did not allow holes in the mesh that represented bridge piers within the Pressure flow zone. This is only a problem in SMS v.12.1 and the SRH executable supplied with it. SMS 12.2 and the SRH executable supplied with it now allows holes in the mesh within Pressure zones. The same error will also be shown if an "unassigned" material type is specified in the pressure zone, again this is only a problem in SMS v12.1 and the SRH exe supplied with it, 12.2 allows "unassigned" material types in the pressure flow zone.
SRH-2D		Program Stopped as Mesh is different in RST file One of the following is different: Ncell Nvert Nface Nclfc Nclvt in RESTART file do not match those in the input file Ncell Nvert Nface Nclfc Nclvt in restart file are: 13604 7374 20977 41693 41693 in casename.GRD file are: 15459 8277 23735 47225 Mesh topology has to be the same for irest>=1 or init_method=3	Using a restart file that was created with another mesh	Restart files can only be used with simulations using the exact same mesh.
PreSRH-2D		Could not find a mesh cell which contains the monitoring point! Check if you have the right input of (X Y) coordinates for a monitoring points	Monitor Point Outside of Mesh	Monitor point must be somewhere within a mesh element.
SRH-2D	6940			Ensure that areas upstream of the upstream culvert location and areas downstream of the downstream culvert location have a valid material type assigned.
SRH-2D	1	Stopped in structure_pressure_flow.f90 PARA DISTANCE	Shape of pressure zone is not acceptable for a parabolic type bridge ceiling	Ensure that the pressure zone, between the pressure flow arcs, is rectangular in shape

Related Topics

• SRH-2D
• SMS Bugfixes