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2019 Q55
A square footing of 4 m side is placed at 1 m depth in a sand deposit. The dry unit weight ($\gamma$) of sand is 15 kN/m$^3$. This footing has an ultimate bearing capacity of 600 k...
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2018 Q11
The width of a square footing and the diameter of a circular footing are equal. If both the footings are placed on the surface of sandy soil, the ratio of the ultimate bearing capa...