UPSC Civil Service Exam Questions - Engineering

Q1:

As per Terzaghi's equation, the bearing capacity of strip footing resting on cohesive coil (c = 10 kN/m2) for unit depth and unit width (assume Nc as 5.7 ) is

A 47 kN/m2

B 57 kN/m2

C 67 kN/m2

D 77 kN/m2

ANS:B - 57 kN/m2

Net bearing capacity = 57 kn/m2