30 August 2020

155’ High Lord Hanuman Statue At Solan, Himachal Pradesh

Limca Book Of Records For Tallest Standing Hanuman Statue

Project Brief A 155 ft. tall Lord Hanuman Statue has been constructed at the top of a hillock in the standing posture, as per vision and concept of Dr. Rajkumar Rana of Manav Bharti Foundation and Sculptor Mr. Naresh Kumawat. There is a Gada in one hand of Hanumanji. The statue is made of reinforced cement concrete with a design life of 100 years.

The main elements of creating this monument are architectural aspects and aesthetics of Lord Hanuman in the desired expressions by the sculptor, structural engineering and design of the main frame supporting the external shell, the design of shell itself, site geology and slope stability, a resourceful construction agency with lots of rich experience and capabilities, a well-defined construction methodology for foundations, main load resisting frame, external shall skin and finally the statue organ shapes.

This unique statue was considered for inclusion in Limca Books of records as the Tallest Standing Hanuman Statue in Hills. We are proud to announce that it has been accepted and included in its 2019 version.

Structural Geometrics

The RCC skin of the statue is supported on RCC beams projected from two main RCC columns till shoulder level, i.e., 120 ft. level; above that level, there is a single column. The beams are provided at every 10 ft. c/c distance and are projected till skin. Three columns (32 inch dia) are proposed at 17 ft. behind the main columns C/C from base to knee level. Further, the main columns are varied in size to fulfil the serviceability requirements. The overall surface area of the Murti is about 15,000 sq. ft. The total height of the Lord Hanuman Murti including visible platform is 155 ft.

Invert Mace (Gada), supported by the hand of Lord Hanuman ranges from 10 ft. to 80 ft. There is 6-inch-thick concrete shell skin and a hollow space inside. Approximate dia of skin is 14 ft. The tail of Lord Hanuman is made of a hollow steel pipe of 12-inch dia.

Concrete grade of columns is M-40, and of beams and skin is M-25. Seismic zone IV and importance factor 1.5 is considered in the design. Further, the statue’s main frame is designed as moment resisting frame, and as per IS 1893-2002 and other relevant Indian design codes.

Fact File

– Client: Manav Bharti Foundation, Solan

– Client’s Team: Dr. Rajkumar Rana, Mr. Anurag Sharma, Mandeep Rana

– Architects: Pradeep Mamgain

– Sculptor: Mr. Naresh Kumar, Templesmac Gurgaon & Maturam Arts Centre

– Structural Design Consultant: Skeleton Consultants Pvt. Ltd.

– Project Cost: Rs 5 crore

– Construction Status: Completed (2014-2019)

Structural Challenges And Expertise

This is second in the series of SIX such gigantic statues that Skeleton has engineered with the support of Sculptor Mr. Naresh Kumar of Templemac. Starting with world’s fourth tallest concrete statue ‘351 ft. high Lord Shiva Statue at Nathdwara near Udaipur’, Skeleton has engineered six such structures, right from 51 ft. to 351 ft. height and in various postures, including 51 ft. high in Toronto, Canada.

Skeleton has developed a special methodology to convert conceptual statue to structural analysis model, and then analyse the structural frame and skin for longevity of 100 to 250 years. The joint-less concrete skin has been subjected to thermal and other stresses, along with wind pressures. Wind tunnel testing is also conducted whenever required. Irregular geometry of human figure is complex to be converted to equivalent structural framing at various levels right from bottom to top. Accuracy of structural placements is important since the skin casting on site depends on it. Using glass fibre moulds for skin casting is a skilled job and well done by sculptor Mr. Naresh. Entire design of such complex structures is peer reviewed by experts like Prof. Prem Krishna. Skeleton team is fully equipped with resources and expertise in delivering more such monumental structures.

Working Team

Er. Ms. Vandana Verma and Mr. Sobhan Rawat have provided complete engineering under the guidance of Er. (Dr.) Abhay Gupta.

 


Er. Dr. Abhay Gupta
Director,
Skeleton Consultants Pvt. Ltd., Noida


Mr. Naresh Kumar

 

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