SAFE BEARING CAPACITY OF DIFFERENT SOIL

S.No.	Description of soil	Safe load in Tonnes / m2
1	Soft clay, marshy clay or alluvial deposit of shallow river beds	2 to 3.75
2	Black cotton soil	5 to 7.5
3	Made up ground	5
4	Alluvial soil	5 to 7.5
5	Alluvial loam	7.5 to 16
6	Moist clay	10 to 18
7	Ordinary clay	22
8	Clay mixed with sand	22
9	Hard clays mixed with sandy clay	32 to 44
10	Loose sand	22
11	Compact sand	22 to 32
12	Compact sand	44
13	kankar	33
14	Compact gravel	43 to 55
15	Murum	22 to 44
16	Mud and firm shale	65
17	Solid rock	2 to 85
18	Ordinary rock	110
19	Hard pan overlyign rock	110
20	Hard rock	200 & above