Civil Engineering MCQAE Level Civil Engineering
The bearing capacity of a strip footing resting on a saturated clay is 120 kN/m². The bearing capacity of a circular footing of diameter equal to the width of the strip footing on the same soil will be
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Choose the correct answer
A
more than 120 kN/m²
B
equal to 120 kN/m²
C
less than 120 kN/m²
D
any one of the above
Correct Answer
A. more than 120 kN/m²
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Circular footing on saturated clay has larger shape factor than strip footing.
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This MCQ belongs to WBPSC AE Previous Years Questions Series. Full tests include timed attempts, rank comparison and subject-wise analysis.