In made-up ground having a low value of its bearing power, heavy concentrated structural loads are generally supported by providing

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• When heavy structural loads from columns are required to be transferred to a soil of low bearing capacity, the most economical foundation is
• When the walls are subjected to heavy loading and the bearing capacity of the soil is very low, then the wall is constructed on
• Pile foundations are used where the good bearing capacity is available near the ground.
• In a Mac Arthur pile, the core and the casting are together driven into the ground to the required depth.
• A stone wall provided to protect the slopes of cutting in natural ground from the action of weather, is known as
• A type of cast-in-situ pile best suited for places where the ground is soft and offers little resistance to the flow of concrete, is
• The bearing capacity of soils can be improved by
• A partition wall is designed as a no load bearing wall.
• A block of stone or concrete provided under the end of tie beam to spread the load from the roof over a large area of bearing, is called
• The minimum depth of foundation for the load bearing wall of a building is restricted to