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In _________ method, the piles are driven along both the sides of existing wall and the needle in the form of pile caps are provided through the existing one.(a) Pit method(b) Pile method(c) Miscellaneous method(d) VibroflotationThis question was posed to me by my school principal while I was bunking the class.This key question is from Underpinning and its Types in section Scaffolding, Shoring and Underpinning of Construction & Building Materials

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The CORRECT choice is (b) Pile method

Easy explanation: Pile method is useful in clayey soils and for waterlogged areas and for WALLS CARRYING heavy loads. For UNDERPINNING very light structures, the piles are driven along the structure and then brackets or CANTILEVER needles are provided to carry the structure.



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