Location
St. Louis, Missouri
Date
02 Jun 1993, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Abstract
Sri Sangameshwara temple situated at the confluence of two rivers developed noticeable tilt. Also the temple site be inundated by the back waters of the dam during floods. An elaborate plan of dismantling the temple and reconstructing it by the same stone pieces and statuary could be carried through partially only and the sanctum santorum portion housing the ‘Lingam’ had to be retained. Now the entire temple is to be reconstructed as and where it was. The temple was founded on a boulder platform with hetrogeneous river deposits below it. Honouring the constraints of uninterrupted daily worship rituals in the temple and the underside of the pedestal supporting 'Lingam’ not to be disturbed, strengthening by providing a double row of piles around the existing structure and a protective wall around the site were recommended. The choice and design aspects of these measures are discussed.
Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Meeting Name
3rd Conference of the International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering
Publisher
University of Missouri--Rolla
Document Version
Final Version
Rights
© 1993 University of Missouri--Rolla, All rights reserved.
Creative Commons Licensing
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
File Type
text
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Sharma, Devendra, "Foundation Strengthening and Protective Measures for Sri Sangameshwar Temple at Kudal Sangam, Karnataka" (1993). International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering. 33.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/icchge/3icchge/3icchge-session01/33
Foundation Strengthening and Protective Measures for Sri Sangameshwar Temple at Kudal Sangam, Karnataka
St. Louis, Missouri
Sri Sangameshwara temple situated at the confluence of two rivers developed noticeable tilt. Also the temple site be inundated by the back waters of the dam during floods. An elaborate plan of dismantling the temple and reconstructing it by the same stone pieces and statuary could be carried through partially only and the sanctum santorum portion housing the ‘Lingam’ had to be retained. Now the entire temple is to be reconstructed as and where it was. The temple was founded on a boulder platform with hetrogeneous river deposits below it. Honouring the constraints of uninterrupted daily worship rituals in the temple and the underside of the pedestal supporting 'Lingam’ not to be disturbed, strengthening by providing a double row of piles around the existing structure and a protective wall around the site were recommended. The choice and design aspects of these measures are discussed.
