White City pedestrian Bridge –structural design of the cable‐stayed future landmark, Baku (AZ)

Abstract

AbstractOnce constructed, the Baku White City pedestrian bridge will be a landmark for the newly developed White City district in the east of the Capital. Designed by UNStudio, the bridge crosses the highway of 8th November Avenue and connects the newly build city to the seaside, forming a wide promenade.Due to the pending construction of the mall as future bridge support, the bridge had to be redesigned. A cantilevering viewing platform will highlight the bridge's ending.This paper covers the structural design of the architecturally shaped cable stayed bridge, supported through a 46 m high A‐shaped, slightly curved pylon. Based on 3‐D modelling in Rhino® and Grasshopper®, the FE‐software SOFISTIK® is used both for cable force finding and bridge design.The structural system, steel structure's specific detail for cable connection and its design approach have been documented.