Global construction technology company Trimble, recently said that its structural engineering software, Tekla Structures helped complete the construction of “The Statue of Unity” a full two months ahead of schedule and with a 25% efficiency gain.

The contract for this statue’s structural steel framework was awarded to Eversendai, a global organisation undertaking turnkey contracts. The company extensively relied upon Tekla Structures’ truly constructible technology to complete the statue in record 33 months, a full two months ahead of schedule. The “Statue of Unity” project holds the distinction of being among the fastest to be completed.

The project required 210,000 cubic metres of cement, 18,500 tonnes of reinforced steel, 6,500 tonnes of structured steel and 1,850 tonnes of bronze cladding. It also involved multiple teams working simultaneously and Tekla software made multi-nodal real-time teamwork possible, which not only eliminated the clashes at an early stage but also contributed to completing the project with a 25 % overall efficiency gain.

Written from a company news release.