engineering recuitment GATE CE 2023-24 Test Series Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering Bearing Capacity Shallow Foundation
A plate load test was conducted using a square plate of 30 cm side, at 2 m depth on loose sand. The plate settled by 8 mm at load intensity of 12 t/m2. Then the settlement of 2 m × 2 m square footing if it has to carry the sand load intensity at 2 m depth at this site is _____cm (Ignore the effect of embedment)
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