TY - JOUR AB - Publications of the Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences Geophysical Data Bases, Processing and Instrumentation vol. 434 (E-11), 2021, pp. 31-33 DOI: 10.25171/InstGeoph_PAS_Publs-2021-012 Webinar on Experimental Methods and Laboratory Instrumentation in Hydraulics, 13-15 April 2021 Rubens Gomes Dias CAMPOS and Aloysio Portugal Maia SALIBA UFMG, Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources Department, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil  rubensengenheiro2004@yahoo.com.br A b s t r a c t The use of a 3D Scanner allowed the acquisition of dam breach geometry on a physical model. This technique is widely used in interactive movement entertainment and was adapted for this study’s aims. The conceived apparatus collected breach geometry from a physical model built to evaluate a channel’s cascade dam break. The 3D Scanner mapped breach sur- faces and allowed the input on image processing software to generate its digital surface and elevation contours, reducing measurement errors since it is a non-contact method. An appa- ratus was then developed to enable accurate scanning since this feature’s original function was motion detection. The apparatus consisted of a platform assembled on rails, installed over channel walls, supporting a Kinect II (Microsoft Corporation ® 3D Scanner), connected to a notebook. Keywords: 3D Scanner, physical models, cascade TI - Breach Geometry Studies Using Depth Detection Technology JO - Publications of the Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences; Geophysical Data Bases, Processing and Instrumentation DO - 10.25171/instgeoph_pas_publs-2021-012 DA - 2021-04-12 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/unpaywall/breach-geometry-studies-using-depth-detection-technology-bX2qh0XCzc DP - DeepDyve ER -