Multiple Choice
A foundation system consisting of grade beams bearing on drilled piers and an elevated ground floor with an underlying crawl space is
A) suitable for lightly loaded low- rise buildings on stable or high- bearing- capacity soils.
B) suitable for all types of buildings on expansive or low- bearing- capacity soils.
C) suitable for lightly loaded low- rise buildings on expansive or low- bearing- capacity soils.
D) suitable for all types of buildings on all types of soils.
E) suitable for all types of buildings on stable or high- bearing- capacity soils.
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