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WHEN WOULD YOU PREFER PILE FOUNDATION AND FLOATING FOUNDATION ?

BOTH HAS SAME WORKING PRINCIPLE BUT PROCEDURE IS DIFFERENT WHAT I YOUR OPINION?

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Question added by SAMIH ABBAS KOTTACKAL , STRUCTURAL ENGINEER TRAINEE , CASE STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS
Date Posted: 2014/02/07
SAMIH ABBAS KOTTACKAL
by SAMIH ABBAS KOTTACKAL , STRUCTURAL ENGINEER TRAINEE , CASE STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS

Pile foundation is prefered when rock strata is available below the prescribed foundation while in floating foundation we use the principle that soils deeper would have a much higher bearing capacity.Pile foundation could be supported either by friction or end bearing,in which both contributes the bearing capacity of the structure.In floating foundation sand would be the main part in which friction is less.Piles are econoic in good soil while floating foundation is prefered in sandy soil.I hope the answer is to the question

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