engineering recuitment GATE CE 2023-24 Test Series Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering Bearing Capacity Shallow Foundation
A plate load test was conducted in a sandy soil with a plate of size 0.3 m × 0.3 m. The ultimate load per unit area was found to be 2.0 kg/cm2. Then for a footing of size 2 m × 2 m choose the correct option from the following (Assume factor of safety as 3.0)
1
Allowable load is 1744 kN
2
Allowable bearing capacity is 65.40 kN/m2
3
Ultimate bearing capacity is 1308 kN/m2
4
Allowable bearing capacity is 436 kN/m2