Black Cotton Soil has following features

Black cotton soil

 In this article we discuss some basic information regarding black cotton soil and properties of black cotton soil

Black Cotton Soil has following features :-

Inorganic clay 
 black in color & used for cotton crops
Excessive shrinkage & swelling 
Pile Foundation (Under reamed pile)

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Explanation of above properties :-

1. It is a type of inorganic clay

2. It is black in color & useful for cotton crops

3. It has excessive Shrinkage & swelling properties

4. Load bearing Capacity of this soil is very low & under-ream pile foundations 

are used for construction in clack cotton soil. 

5. It is found in central part of India e.g. Maharashtra, Orissa etc.