For a wall carrying heavy load on low bearing capacity soil, (A) Lean concrete bed is provided (B) Thick concrete bed is provided (C) Reinforced concrete bed is provided (D) Both (a) and (c) of the above

For a wall carrying heavy load on low bearing capacity soil,
(A) Lean concrete bed is provided
(B) Thick concrete bed is provided
(C) Reinforced concrete bed is provided
(D) Both (a) and (c) of the above
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Answer: Option D
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