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The method that can be used for designing raft, based on elastic method?

(a) Simplified elastic foundation and Truly elastic foundation

(b) Conventional elastic foundation

(c) None of the mentioned

(d) All of the mentioned

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This key question is from IS Code of Practice for Design of Raft Foundations topic in portion Shallow Foundations of Geotechnical Engineering II

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Right answer is (a) Simplified elastic foundation and Truly elastic foundation

The explanation: A number of methods have been proposed based primarily on two approaches of a simplified and truly elastic foundation, i) simplified elastic foundation ii) truly elastic foundation.

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