1. Bearing capacity of strip foundation is independent of water table location (True/False) 2. Density of sand...

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1. Bearing capacity of strip foundation is independent of watertable location (True/False)

2. Density of sand significantly affects the bearing capacityfactor Nq (True/False)


3. The bearing capacity of square footing (Length x Width = 39 x 39m) is higher than strip footing (Width 39 m) under similarconditions (True/False)


4. Bending moment of 39 kNm increases the ultimate bearing capacityof strip footing having a width of 39 m (True/False)


5. Shape factors for square footing with inclined loading shouldalways be set to 1.0 (True/False)

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1 False The position of ground water has a significant effect on the bearing capacity of soil As it rise bearing capacity decreases and as it falls bearing capacity    See Answer
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