Black cotton soil is unsuitable for foundations because

1.	Black cotton soil is unsuitable for foundations because
A.	Its permeability is uncertain
B.	Its bearing capacity is low
C.	Its particles are cohesive
D.	Of its property to undergo a volumetric change due to variation of moisture content
Answer» E.

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