Ashtapad Maha Tirth 01 Page 422 to 528

Author(s): Rajnikant Shah, Kumarpal Desai
Publisher: USA Jain Center America NY

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The weight of the crystal, which is about 10 tons became a structural challenge. Overriding constraint was the weight bearing capacity of the temple on the 4th floor. Permissible weight was not to exceed 10 tons. A steel frame weighing one ton was designed in Jaipur to hold the whole structure. There are eight layers, one above the other, in the steel framing. As this is a mountain the slope was taken into consideration. The whole structure has 5.1' depth at the bottom but only 0.75' depth at the top.
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3 engineers, 2 architects, and Ashtapad Team members took part in final designing of the frame. It took almost 3 years to come to a final framing design.
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