Which of the following statement is NOT correct for shallow foundation? (a) Bearing capacity depends on foundation size (b) For sandy soils; bearing capacity should only be estimated using effective stress analysis (c) For clay soils; bearing capacity should be estimated using both total stress and effective analysis (d) Geometric factors do not depend on soil density
Which of the following statement is NOT correct for shallow foundation? (a) Bearing capacity depends on foundation size (b) For sandy soils; bearing capacity should only be estimated using effective stress analysis (c) For clay soils; bearing capacity should be estimated using both total stress and effective analysis (d) Geometric factors do not depend on soil density
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Which of the following statement is NOT correct for shallow foundation?
(a) Bearing capacity depends on foundation size
(b) For sandy soils; bearing capacity should only be estimated using effective stress
analysis
(c) For clay soils; bearing capacity should be estimated using both total stress and
effective analysis
(d) Geometric factors do not depend on soil density
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