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Franki piles are best suited for _________ type of soil.

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Franki piles are best suited for _________ type of soil.

(a) Cohesive soil

(b) Clay

(c) Granular soil

(d) Cohesion less soil

This question was addressed to me in an international level competition.

Question is from Uncased Cast-in-Situ Concrete Piles in section Pile Foundations of Geotechnical Engineering II

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The correct choice is (c) Granular soil

The best I can explain: Franki pile is more useful where a bearing stratum of limited thickness can be reached at a reasonable depth, so they are best suited for the granular type of soil.

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