The minimum depth of building foundations on
(A) Sandy soils is 80 cm to 100 cm
(B) Clay soils is 90 cm to 160 cm
(C) Rocky soils is 5 cm to 50 cm
(D) All the above

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Answer :

Answer: Option D

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