The Statue has two high-capacity elevators with speed of 4 meters per second to reach the viewing platform at 153 meter. Developed on the banks of River Narmada on Sadhu Bet - 3.2 km downstream of Sardar Sarovar Dam, visitors can have a view of 200 km of the Dam and the Satpura and Vindhya Mountain ranges from a viewing platform at the level of the statue’s chest. Metal scrap (mainly agriculture equipment scrap) was collected from the 6 lakh villages under the 'Loha Campaign' from across the country. L&T to maintain and handle operations of the structure for 25 years. Total project cost Rs 2,989 crore (US$ 407 million), mostly funded by State and Central government through Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Rashtriya Ekta Trust (SVPRET). Statue's surface (skin) has 553 bronze panels - each panel has 10-15 micro panels - made at a Chinese foundry, as there was no facility available in India to make panels of this scale.
Total 250 engineers and 3,700 workers were engaged in the construction. Built in 33 months by Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T) using over 70,000 tonnes of cement, 24,000 tonnes of steel and about 1,700 tonnes of bronze. Foundation stone was laid in October 2013 by then Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, now Prime Minister. It can withstand wind speed of upto 200 kmph, and earthquakes measuring 6.5 on Richter Scale at a depth of 10 km and within a radius of 12 km of the Statue. The base of the Statue stands above the highest flood level recorded over a 100-year period, 237.35 m above sea level. Standing tall at 182 meters, this is the tallest Statue in the world. Statue of Unity is a wonder of structural engineering and steel detailing.ĬAD Outsourcing Services also provide Structural Engineering Services and steel detailing services for the construction of buildings and statues similar to the Statue of Unity.- The Statue of Unity, designed by Padma Bhushan sculptor Ram Suthar, depicts Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, India's first Home Minister and architect of united India, wearing a traditional dhoti and shawl, facing Sardar Sarovar Dam on Narmada river. The Statue of unity can face the earthquakes of up to 6.5-magnitude and wind of up to 290 kmph.ĭespite all these challenges, the Statue of Unity was build in just 33 months, unlike china’s Spring Temple Buddha which took 11 years to complete. To deal with this situation the bronze cladding is made in the overlapping form, which lets it move in the vertical and horizontal direction. The statue has to withstand the high-speed wind and chances of an earthquake. Statue of Unity is built on Shadu Bet island in the middle of the Narmada river. This ratio is significantly higher than the common 8:14 ratio which is applied in the construction of the high raised buildings. To bring stability in the building the slenderness ratio between the width and height of the statue is changed to 16:19. It is thick and heavy on the top and thin at the bottom. But the statue of unity does not stand on a wide base.
Here are some challenges that were solved during the construction of the Statue of Unity :Ī high raised building a constructed on the strong and wide base. The latest facade and material designing techniques were implemented by experts. Structural engineering and architectural designing skills were combined to design and build the statue. From structural design analysis, load designing and selecting the right material for the construction, all the hurdles needed deep research and innovative thinking.
During the structural designing of 182- meter tall statue, engineers solved many challenges.
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