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Any type of soil can be used for structural fill, provided that it does not contain organic or foreign material that would decompose or otherwise undergo change after it is in place. Name the soil type, importance and conditions for structure fill.

Any type of soil can be used for structural fill, provided that it does not contain organic or foreign material that would decompose or otherwise undergo change after it is in place. Name the soil type, importance and conditions for structure fill.

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Any type of soil can be used for structural fill, provided that it does not contain organic or foreign material that would decompose or otherwise undergo change after it is in place. Name the soil type, importance and conditions for structure fill.

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Generally, organic soil or soil type in which organic matter is present are not used for construction projects because organic soil decomposed with time and left void places behind within the soil pores due to which large settlement occurs and our structure or projects starts to collapse, which is not a good sign.

 

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