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Abstract: This article provides an in depth critical analysis of the Seri Saujana Bridge, situated in Putrajaya,
Malaysia. The main criterion for the analysis will be broken down into separate headings, each category has
been researched and then summarised using my own personal preferences and engineering judgement.
1 Background Information
The bridge was designed by Michael Yamout of the
Malaysian consulting engineering and architecture firm
PJSI consultants as part of series of ten bridges built to
access the core island within the new governmental city of
Putrajaya, commissioned by Putrajaya Holdings. The
scope of these bridges was to reflect the modern
architecture, each employing a different structural form
for bridging the artificial island of a potential 300,000
occupants with the surrounding area. The main contractor
was the road builder Hasrat Sedaja JV, the pre-stress
contractor was BBR Construction Systems Malaysia,
which Pascal Klein, of Klein Engineering assisted with
the cable stressing process.
The bridge was completed in 2002, 32m wide and
spanning 300m, as the first large scale use of a cablestayed arch structural scheme. This revolutionary form
provokes much response from engineers, residents and
tourists alike.
2 Aesthetics
The main requirement of this bridge, as with many of
the other modern bridges built in the Putrajaya area is to
make a huge impact aesthetically, providing an ideal
postcard and photo opportunity for their tourism industry.
The purpose of this bridge is to cross the artificial
Putrajaya Lake connecting the main island (precinct 4)
with precinct 7 from the south, via a new highway which
also links the island with the Kuala Lumpur International
Airport. The function of the bridge is therefore to carry a
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