Civil Engineering MCQAE Level Civil Engineering
The tendency for general shear failure of an isolated footing in sand, in general, decreases with
Soil MechanicsSoil MechanicsMEDIUM
Choose the correct answer
A
decreasing footing depth
B
increasing footing width
C
decreasing soil-grain compressibility
D
decreasing inter-granular packing of the sand
Correct Answer
D. decreasing inter-granular packing of the sand
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General shear failure is typical of dense, well-packed sand; as packing loosens, the mode shifts to local/punching shear.
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