A black cotton soil is unsuitable for foundations because it

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• For providing safe and economical foundation in black cotton soil, the under-reamed piles are commonly recommended.
• The raft foundations are generally used when the required area of footing is
• A wateright structure constructed in connection with excavations for foundations of bridges, piers etc., is known as
• Pile foundations are used where the good bearing capacity is available near the ground.
• The piles which are driven in the type of soil whose strength does not increase with depth or where the rate of increase in strength with depth is very slow, are known as
• When the walls are subjected to heavy loading and the bearing capacity of the soil is very low, then the wall is constructed on
• The ability of sub-soil to support the load of the structure without yielding is known as
• Pile foundation is generally used when the soil is
• The lowest part of a structure which transmits the load to the soil is known as
• When the pile is required to penetrate beds of hard soil or soft rock to reach its required depth, the best method od driving the pile is by