Building Construction
In case of foundations on black cotton soils, the most suitable method to increase the bearing capacity of soils is to

Replace the poor soil
Drain the soil
Increase the depth of foundation
Compact the soil

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Building Construction
Two columns 50 cm × 50 cm and 60 cm × 60 cm carry 80 tonnes and 120 tonnes of loads respectively. The centre to centre distance between columns is 5.00 metres. The permissible bearing capacity of the soil is 20 t/m2. If the footing is not to project more than 25 cm beyond the outside of the smaller column, pick up the correct design parameters of the footing from the following:

All listed here
Distance of
Area of footing slab = 11.00 m2
The length of the foundation slab = 7.00 m
G. of the loads from the smaller column = 3.00 m

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