Coastal resilience also means being ready to act quickly when protection is needed.
We are proud that Geonamics (S) Pte Ltd collaboration with National University of Singapore and KELLER on modular coastal barrier research was highlighted by Ms Hanyan Goh, Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Sustainability and the Environment, at Coastal Protection and Flood Resilience Institute (CFI) Singapore Singapore’s 3rd Annual Symposium on 21 October 2026.
Led by Assistant Professor Shengjie Rui at NUS, the upcoming research will explore a modular coastal barrier system for rapid, temporary protection. The concept aims to enable deployment on a minimally prepared seabed, with removal once the threat has passed – providing additional protection during storm surges, where existing coastal defences are damaged, or while permanent upgrades are underway.
For Geonamics (S) Pte Ltd, this is a meaningful opportunity to bring our geotechnical experience into a research collaboration addressing Singapore’s coastal protection needs. Understanding ground conditions and practical deployment challenges will be essential in translating promising concepts into workable engineering solutions.
We look forward to working with Prof Shengjie Rui and the NUS team, KELLER, and the wider Coastal Protection and Flood Resilience Institute (CFI) Singapore community to advance this research.
Thank you to PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency and Coastal Protection and Flood Resilience Institute (CFI) Singapore for supporting collaboration between researchers and industry to strengthen Singapore’s coastal and flood resilience.