engineering recuitment APSC AE Civil 2020 Test Series Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering Bearing Capacity Shallow Foundation
A 0.3 m square bearing plate settles by 10 mm in the plate load test cohesionless soil, when the intensity of load is 200 kN/m2. Estimate the settlement of a shallow foundation of 2 m square under the same intensity loading.
1
30.25 mm
2
3.31 mm
3
17.39 mm
4
5.75 mm