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The loading to the test plate is applied with __________

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The loading to the test plate is applied with __________

(a) Fluid tube

(b) Hydraulic jack

(c) Sand bags

(d) Cross-joists

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This intriguing question comes from Bearing Capacity in chapter Bearing Capacity of Geotechnical Engineering II

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Right option is (b) Hydraulic jack

Easy explanation: The loading to the test plate may be applied with the help of a hydraulic jack. The reaction of the hydraulic jack may be borne by either any of gravity loading methodor reaction truss method.

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