Abstract:
Profile surveying in scale model tests of rubble-mound breakwaters, during a test series is,
somehow, a time consuming procedure.
Aiming to speed up this procedure, a photogrammetric method has been tested, as an
alternative to the mechanical profiler.
This technique makes use of a software package that allows one to correct the refraction of
light at the air-water interface, enabling the realization of surveys without having to empty the
canal. This survey technique was already tested for two-dimensional scale models. The goal of
the present work is to extend this survey technique to three-dimensional scale models.
