Civil Engineering > GATE 2023 SET-1 > Bearing Capacity
A square footing of size 2.5 $m \times$ 2.5 m is placed 1.0 m below the ground surface on a cohesionless homogeneous soil stratum. Considering that the groundwater table is located at the base of the footing, the unit weights of soil above and below the groundwater table are 18 $kN/m^{3}$ and 20 $kN/m^{3}$, respectively, and the bearing capacity factor $N_{q}$ is 58, the net ultimate bearing capacity of the soil is estimated as 1706 kPa (unit weight of water = 10 $kN/m^{3}$).
Earlier, a plate load test was carried out with a circular plate of 30 cm diameter in the same foundation pit during a dry season, when the water table was located beyond the plate influence zone. Using Terzaghi's bearing capacity formulation, what is the ultimate bearing capacity (in kPa) of the plate?
(A) 110.16
(B) 61.20
(C) 204.00
(D) 163.20
Earlier, a plate load test was carried out with a circular plate of 30 cm diameter in the same foundation pit during a dry season, when the water table was located beyond the plate influence zone. Using Terzaghi's bearing capacity formulation, what is the ultimate bearing capacity (in kPa) of the plate?
(A) 110.16
(B) 61.20
(C) 204.00
(D) 163.20
Correct : a
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