) A tall rise building is to be built on soft saturated clay. Discuss the possible foundation types on that soil. Discuss and compare how the design process would be in case of sandy soil. Discuss possible issues that you might face on design process for both sandy and clayey soil.

) A tall rise building is to be built on soft saturated clay. Discuss the possible foundation types on that soil. Discuss and compare how the design process would be in case of sandy soil. Discuss possible issues that you might face on design process for both sandy and clayey soil.

Structural Analysis

6th Edition

ISBN:9781337630931

Author:KASSIMALI, Aslam.

Publisher:KASSIMALI, Aslam.

Chapter2: Loads On Structures

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1P

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