The load of structure is coming on the soil. So we need to know the bearing capacity of the soil. Bearing capacity of soil is used to indicate the maximum load per unit area which is determined by a) Method of loading or b) Method of dropping weight. Dividing the ultimate soil bearing capacity by a safety factor we get the maximum safe bearing capacity of soil which is used to design foundations.<\/p>\n
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Below are the maximum soil bearing capacity of different types of soil:<\/p>\n
1. Soft, wet clay or muddy clay — 5,000<\/p>\n
2. Soft clay\u00a0 — 10,000<\/p>\n
3. Fine, loose and dry sand\u00a0 — 10,000<\/p>\n
4. Black cotton soil\u00a0 — 15,000<\/p>\n
5. Moist clay and sand clay Mixture — 15,000<\/p>\n
6. Loose gravel — 25,000<\/p>\n
7. Medium clay — 25,000<\/p>\n
8. Medium, compact and dry sand — 25,000<\/p>\n
9. Compact clay — 45,000<\/p>\n
10. Compact sand — 45,000<\/p>\n
11. Compact gravel — 45,000<\/p>\n
12. Soft rocks\u00a0— 45,000<\/p>\n
13. Laminated rock such as sand stone &
\nLime stone — 165,000<\/p>\n
14. Hard rocks such as granite, diorite, trap–\u00a0 330,000<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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