Civil Engineering - GATE Exam Questions - Discussion
Discussion Forum : GATE Exam Questions - Section 3 (Q.No. 38)
38.
For the strip footing on a saturated clay, for the given failure surface as shown in the below figure, the bearing capacity equation takes the form : (where Cu - undrained shear strength φu - angle of internal friction B - width of strip footing qc - ultimate bearing capacity of soil)
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Kcubie said:
5 years ago
According to Skempton Value for Nc=5.14(strip footing) and 6.20(square or circular footing) for φu=0 and D=0.
Reference: BC Punmia.
Reference: BC Punmia.
Sadulla said:
8 years ago
Answer:D. See GATE 1996 solution.
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