SSC SSC JE Civil 2025 Mock Test Series (Paper 1 & Paper 2) Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering Bearing Capacity Shallow Foundation
Increasing the depth of foundation in saturated clays results in an increased ultimate bearing capacity for strip footing:
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because the bearing capacity factor Nq decreases
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because the bearing capacity factor Nc, increases as the depth increases
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the term in the bearing capacity equation, qNq, increases with depth
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because the angle of internal friction decreases as the depth of foundation increases