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Geological and Geotechnical Investigations and Interpretations Thereof for Statue of Unity Foundation
The statue of Unity, tallest statue of Late Sardar Vallabhaiji Patel, is constructed at around 3.50 km downstream of the Sardar Sarovar Dam. The statue is located on Sadhu Hill, one hill islanded in Narmada river waterway. The Sadhu Hill is around 250 m inside the Narmada waterway, and the top of the hill was at RL 72.0 m. Sardar Vallabhaiji Patel was a great Statesman and played a leading role in struggle for independence and guided into a united, independent nation. He forged a united India from British colonial premises and more than five hundred self-governing princely states. He was first deputy Prime Minister and first Home Minister of the country. To pay the respect to this great leader, Gujarat government decided to build a tallest statue of this leader in the world and the same is constructed at Sadhu Hill. The statue is 182 m tall and is of Bronze panels fixed on steel cladding which are fitted to concrete cores. This paper covers in detail the geological and geotechnical features of the statue site and surrounding area. It will be also detailing the difficulties faced during the design, the foundation and the basic structural design for such a tall structure. The statue is having two RCC cores and cladding around to support bronze sheets which are moulded to the statue shape. Considering the iconic importance of the structure, extensive geological and geotechnical investigations were carried out along with field tests.
Geological and Geotechnical Investigations and Interpretations Thereof for Statue of Unity Foundation
The statue of Unity, tallest statue of Late Sardar Vallabhaiji Patel, is constructed at around 3.50 km downstream of the Sardar Sarovar Dam. The statue is located on Sadhu Hill, one hill islanded in Narmada river waterway. The Sadhu Hill is around 250 m inside the Narmada waterway, and the top of the hill was at RL 72.0 m. Sardar Vallabhaiji Patel was a great Statesman and played a leading role in struggle for independence and guided into a united, independent nation. He forged a united India from British colonial premises and more than five hundred self-governing princely states. He was first deputy Prime Minister and first Home Minister of the country. To pay the respect to this great leader, Gujarat government decided to build a tallest statue of this leader in the world and the same is constructed at Sadhu Hill. The statue is 182 m tall and is of Bronze panels fixed on steel cladding which are fitted to concrete cores. This paper covers in detail the geological and geotechnical features of the statue site and surrounding area. It will be also detailing the difficulties faced during the design, the foundation and the basic structural design for such a tall structure. The statue is having two RCC cores and cladding around to support bronze sheets which are moulded to the statue shape. Considering the iconic importance of the structure, extensive geological and geotechnical investigations were carried out along with field tests.
Geological and Geotechnical Investigations and Interpretations Thereof for Statue of Unity Foundation
Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering
Patel, Satyajit (editor) / Solanki, C. H. (editor) / Reddy, Krishna R. (editor) / Shukla, Sanjay Kumar (editor) / Ghan, Sandeep (author)
2021-03-19
12 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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