Soil type
Description
Allowable bearing capacity (Kg/cm2)
Notes
Gravel or mixtures of gravel and sand
High compacted
5 - 7
Foundation wide must be not less than 1 m
Medium compacted
4 - 6
Loose
2 - 4
Coarse to medium sand or mixture of sand with little gravel
Very dense
3 - 5
Medium to Dense
1.5 - 3
1 - 2
Fine to medium sand or clayey or silty sand
1.5 - 2.5
1 - 1.5