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A designer used plate load test to obtain the value of the bearing capacity factor Nγ. A circular plate of 1 m diameter was placed on the surface of a dry sand layer extending very deep beneath the ground. The unit weight of the sand is 16.66 kN/m3. The plate is loaded to failure at a pressure of 1500 kPa.
Considering Terzaghi's bearing capacity theory, the bearing capacity factor Nγ is ______ (round off to the nearest integer).
Considering Terzaghi's bearing capacity theory, the bearing capacity factor Nγ is ______ (round off to the nearest integer).
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