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Consider the following statements: 1. According to Terzaghi’s, a foundation is shallow if its depth is equal to or less than its width. 2. Spread footing, strap footing and raft footing are types of shallow foundations. 3. Combined footing may be trapezoidal if the two columns carry unequal loads; and rectangular if both columns carry equal loads. 4. For water tanks, providing raft foundations will avoid unequal settlements. Which of the above statements are correct?
In raft footing, if the C.G of the load coincide with the centroid of the raft, the upward load is considered as ___________
The raft foundations are generally used when the required area of footing is
For a proposed building, raft foundation, isolated footings and combined footings are being considered. These foundations are to be listed in the decreasing order of preference in terms of performance. Which one of the following is the correct order of listing?
The method that can be used for designing raft, based on elastic method?
A raft foundation is provided if its area exceeds the plan area of the building by
The raft slab is projected beyond the outer walls of the structure by
The loose pockets in soil mass can be bridged safely by providing a raft foundation provided the soft area is smaller than
Raft foundation are generally preferred to when the area required for individual footing, is more than
The maximum total settlement for raft foundation on clayey soils should be limited to