Coastal Protection Measures in Singapore

•  Breakwaters

It is used to help prevent coastal erosion. The most common breakwater used has a core of small rocks or rubble with a covering of large rocks to keep the core from being washed away by the sea.

• Advantages
• prevents beach from getting eroded by destructive waves 
• protects area behind the beach from storm urges

• Disadvantages
• effectiveness decreases as tide level changes
• disrupts process of long-shore drift

Pictures of breakwaters in Singapore:

Credits: pictures adapted from http://13pangsh.wordpress.com/2011/05/18/geography-inquiry-sentosa-singapore/
information adapted from: http://whatiscivilengineering.csce.ca/coastal_breakwaters.htm and http://www.slideshare.net/eeeeeks/coastal-protection-breakwaters