Stuge Posted April 28, 2014 Posted April 28, 2014 Millions if not billions are spend on this monument either in the name of security to protect it from terrorists ,Leather industries were displaced or removed ,millions are being spend on advertisement of this place ,but the question still remains why(still the picture) this is overlooked .Doesn't this effect the ecosystem of the place which affects the river and can affect the foundation of this place (its foundation is made of wood ) . poached them via google |logo added by me (Which too was poached from II's website .)
hhunaeh Posted April 28, 2014 Posted April 28, 2014 new fact for the day, taj mahal's foundation is made of wood. Why would the river affect the foundation? Doesn't moisture rot wood?
velu Posted April 28, 2014 Posted April 28, 2014 new fact for the day' date=' taj mahal's foundation is made of wood. Why would the river affect the foundation? Doesn't moisture rot wood?[/quote'] foundation of Venice is made of wood ... google abt it
hhunaeh Posted April 28, 2014 Posted April 28, 2014 foundation of Venice is made of wood ... google abt it I read about it now, but taj mahal's wooden foundation would be isolated from the river's water to prevent rotting right ? So why would pollution in the river affect the foundation?
hhunaeh Posted April 28, 2014 Posted April 28, 2014 ok, i got it. The system meant to isolate the foundation from the river's water will not work properly if there is filth and pollution in the water.
Stuge Posted April 28, 2014 Author Posted April 28, 2014 ok' date=' i got it. The system meant to isolate the foundation from the river's water will not work properly if there is filth and pollution in the water.[/quote'] It needs water to keep it stable because of pollution river is drying up as well.People at that time would have never thought of this .
hhunaeh Posted April 28, 2014 Posted April 28, 2014 It needs water to keep it stable because of pollution river is drying up as well.People at that time would have never thought of this . I found this informative article It’s time to study the Vulnerabilities posed to Taj Mahal’s foundation The Daily Mail’s statement quoted historian/Professor Ram Nath, a leading authority on the Taj, as “The Taj stands just on the edge of the river Yamuna which has now dried up. This was never anticipated by its builders. The river is a constituent of its architectural design and if the river dies, the Taj cannot survive.†Further, the Times of India (TOI) quoted an anonymous retired ASI official, as "Water in the river is an essential pre-requisite to maintain the massive foundation that supports a complex system of wells, arches and wooden spoked wheels. Dry ambience could fragment and disintegrate the sal wood." The TOI also quoted Professor Nath as “…..The water in the Yamuna is necessary to counter-balance horizontally the massive weight of the Taj Mahal….†While theoretical studies like Three-Dimensional Finite Analysis of Taj Mahal Structure have been conducted on the existing super structure by Indian engineers (Viladkar, Bhandari, et al); a meaningful discussion of the Taj Mahal substructure’s integrity remains lacking. In the absence of accurate substructure information, let us look a little closely at the retired ASI official’s, and Mr. Ram Nath’s statements in an attempt to understand their rather grave sounding concerns. In order to do this, we need to make certain assumptions based on the implied explanations in the statements of the ASI official, and Mr. Nath. The statements by these two distinguished individuals seem to indicate that: 1. The well foundations for the Taj Mahal were apparently designed similar to how today’s bulkheads/ seawalls/ Quaywalls are designed - in which not only soil pressure from one side is considered, but various hydrostatic forces on the other side are considered; other factors such as hydrostatic imbalance in the backfill are also considered. 2. The well foundations appear to incorporate (at least a type/combination/components of Sal) timber piles that were originally designed to stay constantly submerged in the high groundwater created by the adjacent full flowing Yamuna River. Why is this important to the present discussion? This can be answered by comparing this to the general durability of other species of timber piles. United States Federal Highway Administration has concluded that the Southern Yellow Pine, and Douglas Fir piles, normally used in the US, will last indefinitely if submerged in groundwater; however, when used overland they will last only about 40 years in the warm southern areas of the US. Since temperatures in Agra, India, can get quite warm during summer; neglecting differences in timber species for this discussion, we could probably assume that the life of timber piles/ foundation under the Taj Mahal would probably be around 40 years - from the time the foundation was dewatered - by the lowered stream flow level in the Yamuna. Further, there are other concerns with timber piles/ foundation such as alternate wetting and drying cycles, areas of timber located above the groundwater, susceptibility to insect damage, lack of proper preservative treatments. Therefore, it is essential for an early evaluation of all these issues.
Deleted_User_1 Posted April 28, 2014 Posted April 28, 2014 Please change the logo to "Shyt India" as it is more appropriate.
Stuge Posted April 28, 2014 Author Posted April 28, 2014 Please change the logo to "Shyt India" as it is more appropriate. you hate india so much still you care what happens to Indian cricket ... amazing chap you're :P
add101 Posted April 28, 2014 Posted April 28, 2014 ok' date=' i got it. The system meant to isolate the foundation from the river's water will not work properly if there is filth and pollution in the water.[/quote'] Ha ha ha. Good logic!
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