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According to IS code, there are __________ types of failures of soil support beneath the foundation.

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According to IS code, there are __________ types of failures of soil support beneath the foundation.

(a) 2

(b) 4

(c) 3

(d) 5

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Question is taken from IS Code Method for Computing Bearing Capacity topic in chapter Bearing Capacity of Geotechnical Engineering II

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Right choice is (c) 3

To explain: The code recognizes, depending upon the deformation associated with the load and the extent of development of failure surface, three types of failures of soil support beneath the foundations which are general, local and punching shear failure.

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