You have been asked to plan the substructure of a single detached house which is to be built on an area known to suffer from mining subsidence. The use of two types of foundations are being...

You have been asked to plan the substructure of a single detached house which is to be built on an area known to suffer from mining subsidence. The use of two types of foundations are being considered: wide strip and raft. Justify the selection and use of each of these foundation types including the materials used. Try to think of all the factors involved in the use of foundation and substructure materials. Evaluate the environmental performance of modern materials and techniques used for the substructure construction foundation types from M1.