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WHY FLOATING FOUNDATION IS PREFERRED ARABS WHILE PILES ARE PREFERRED IN INDIA?

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Question added by SAMIH ABBAS KOTTACKAL , STRUCTURAL ENGINEER TRAINEE , CASE STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS
Date Posted: 2014/02/07
Mohamed Wahid
by Mohamed Wahid , Site Manager , International Company For Housing and Construction ( ESKANTA )

shallow foundations are preffered because we have good soil types for this type of foundations like sand soil wich gives high bearing capacity after compaction and reduces the cost , but piles are more expensive and it's needed only in sepecific works .

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