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

Why is this the answer?

Circular footing on saturated clay has larger shape factor than strip footing.

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