Tjokorda Raka Sukawati

Tjokorda Raka Sukawati
Born(1931-05-03)3 May 1931
Ubud, Gianyar, Bali, Dutch East Indies
Died11 November 2014(2014-11-11) (aged 83)
Ubud, Gianyar, Bali, Indonesia
Alma materBandung Institute of Technology (B.Eng.)
Gadjah Mada University (Dr)
OccupationEngineer
Known forInvented Sosrobahu

Tjokorda Raka Sukawati (3 May 1931 – 11 November 2014) was an Indonesian engineer who invented Sosrobahu, a road engineering technique which facilitates the construction of overpasses without disrupting traffic flow during construction. He was born and died in Ubud, Bali, and in 2019 was conferred as an honorary T. Washington Fellow in science posthumously.

A biography about Sukawati titled Melangkah Tanpa Lelah (English: "Step Without Tiring") was released in 2021.

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