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Finite Element Analysis of Ancient Thousand Pillar Temple in Southern India

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Ancient structures are a path to understand the cultural heritage and traditions that existed long ago. They become an important link in transferring knowledge from the past to present and future generations. Southern Indian has thousands of temples out of which a few are known for their uniqueness in construction and stability. In this research, a thousand pillar temple built during the 12th century AD in Hanamakonda, Telangana State has been considered. It is the finest example of Kakatiya's architecture, being completely built with stone spreading across the planar dimensions of 34 m × 34 m and a height of 9.5 m. Its foundation is believed to be laid in the sand at a depth of 6 m. A complete three-dimensional finite element numerical model is developed considering all the complex geometries, different types of columns, and mandapas to form the integrated temple model. Stresses in Individual structural elements are calculated to understand the role of complex geometry. Global stresses are computed to understand the load flow and stability of the structure for the gravity analysis.

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  1. Ecole Centrale College of Engineering, Mahindra University, Hyderabad, India

    Soma Shekhar Reddy, Sai Arjun Chevitipalli, Venkata Dilip Kumar Pasupuleti & Prafulla Kalapatapu

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Reddy, S.S., Chevitipalli, S.A., Pasupuleti, V.D.K., Kalapatapu, P. (2021). Finite Element Analysis of Ancient Thousand Pillar Temple in Southern India. In: Ioannides, M., Fink, E., Cantoni, L., Champion, E. (eds) Digital Heritage. Progress in Cultural Heritage: Documentation, Preservation, and Protection. EuroMed 2020. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 12642. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-73043-7_41

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