Building Construction
Raft foundations are used for:

Providing increased area of foundation over poor bearing capacity of soil
Counter acting the hydrostatic effect
Spanning over small soft or loose pockets
All listed here

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Negative skin friction

Both (A) and (B)
Develops due to lowering of ground water
Is a downward drag acting on a pile due to downward movement of the surrounding compressible soil relative to the pile
Neither (A) not (B)

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Building Construction
Assertion A : Shishum is used for decorative woodwork.Reason R : Shishum can be polished to an excellent finish.Select your answer according to the coding system given below:

Both A and R is true but R is not the correct explanation of A
Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A
A is false but R is true
A is true but R is false

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