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UPSC Civil Service Exam Questions - Engineering

Q1:

For designing end bearing piles of square cross-section in clays having average unconfmed compressive strength of 6 t/m2, the net ultimate bearing capacity may be taken as

A 15 t/m2

B 18 t/m2

C 20 t/m2

D 27 t/m2

ANS:B - 18 t/m2

In the pile foundation according to Meyerhof theory the value of end bearing capacity is 9c then Qup=9*3=27.