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A general overview of the different solutions to the problem of foundation of buildings on highly compressible soft soils such as those found in Mexico City valley is presented. Special attention is given to deep foundations systems that were developed to control settlement or protruding in consolidating soils. Recent techniques for modeling the behavior of deep foundations are also reviewed.