Civil Engineering MCQAE Level Civil Engineering

The ultimate bearing capacity of a strip footing resting on clay compared to a square footing of same size is:

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less

equal

cannot be predicted

B. less

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For clay under undrained condition, the square footing has a higher shape factor; hence strip footing capacity is lower

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