For determining the ultimate bearing capacity of soil, the recommended size of a square bearing plate to be used in load plate test should be 30 to 75 cm square with a minimum thickness of (A) 5 mm (B) 10 mm (C) 15 mm (D) 25 mm

For determining the ultimate bearing capacity of soil, the recommended size of a square bearing
plate to be used in load plate test should be 30 to 75 cm square with a minimum thickness of
(A) 5 mm
(B) 10 mm
(C) 15 mm
(D) 25 mm
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Answer: Option D
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Last Answer : (B) Between 300 mm and 750 mm

A 600 mm square bearing plate settles by 15 mm in plate load test on a cohesion-less soil under an intensity of loading of 0.2 N/ram². The settlement of a prototype shallow footing 1 m square under the same intensity of loading is (A) 15 mm (B) Between 15 mm and 25 mm (C) 25 mm (D) Greater than 25 mm

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Last Answer : Answer: Option B

A 300 mm square bearing plate settles by 15 mm in a plate load test on a cohesive soil when the intensity of loading is 0.2 N/mm². The settlement of a prototype shallow footing 1 m square under the same intensity of loading is (A) 15 mm (B) 30 mm (C) 50 mm (D) 167 mm

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Last Answer : (C) 50 mm

Rise of water table in cohesion-less soils upto ground surface reduces the net ultimate bearing capacity approximately by (A) 25 % (B) 50 % (C) 75 % (D) 90 %

Description : Rise of water table in cohesion-less soils upto ground surface reduces the net ultimate bearing capacity approximately by (A) 25 % (B) 50 % (C) 75 % (D) 90 %

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Two footings, one circular and the other square, are founded on the surface of a purely cohesionless soil. The diameter of the circular footing is the same as that of the side of the square footing. The ratio between their ultimate bearing capacities will be : (a) 1.0 (b) 1.3 (c) 1.33 (d) 0.75

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Last Answer : (d) 0.75

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Last Answer : (B) 100 mm

If water table is encountered in the standard pit while conducting plate load test (a) The load test should be abandoned (b) The pit is considered unsafe (c) Test should be conducted with complete dewatering continuously throughout the test duration (d) The bearing capacity of soil cannot be determined in this condition

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Last Answer : (a) 1.5 mm less than the plate thickness

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Last Answer : (C) 20 mm

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Last Answer : Answer: Option C

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Last Answer : Answer: Option A

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Select the incorrect statement. (A) Bearing capacity of a soil depends upon the amount and direction of load (B) Bearing capacity of a soil depends on the type of soil (C) Bearing capacity of a soil depends upon shape and size of footing (D) Bearing capacity of a soil is independent of rate of loading

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The concrete slump recommended for columns, is (A) 25 to 50 mm (B) 25 to 75 mm (C) 75 to 125 mm (D) 50 to 100

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Description : Draw a neat labelled sketch of plate load test set up for determination of field bearing capacity.

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Last Answer : Answer: Option D

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Last Answer : Answer: Option B

In reinforced concrete footing on soil, the minimum thickness at edge should not be less than (A) 100 mm (B) 150 mm (C) 200 mm (D) 250 mm

Description : In reinforced concrete footing on soil, the minimum thickness at edge should not be less than (A) 100 mm (B) 150 mm (C) 200 mm (D) 250 mm

Last Answer : Answer: Option B

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Description : According to I.S.: 456, 1978 the thickness of reinforced concrete footing on piles at its edges, is kept less than (A) 20 cm (B) 30 cm (C) 40 cm (D) 75 cm

Last Answer : Answer: Option B

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Last Answer : Answer: Option D

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Last Answer : [ B ] 20 mm

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Last Answer : Answer: Option C

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Description : The maximum pressure which the soil can carry safely without the risk of shear failure is called a) Safe bearing capacity b) Ultimate bearing capacity* c) Allowable bearing capacity d) Shear bearing capacity

Last Answer : b) Ultimate bearing capacity*

The maximum thickness of concrete floor of a cement warehouse, is (A) 10 cm (B) 15 cm (C) 20 cm (D) 25 cm

Description : The maximum thickness of concrete floor of a cement warehouse, is (A) 10 cm (B) 15 cm (C) 20 cm (D) 25 cm

Last Answer : (D) 25 cm

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Description : The bearing capacity of granite is generally (A) 5 to 10 kg/cm2 (B) 15 to 20 kg/cm2 (C) 30 to 35 kg/cm2 (D) 40 to 45 kg/cm2

Last Answer : Answer: Option C

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