Question

Local shear failure is associated with soils having _________

(a) High compressibility

(b) High pore pressure

(c) Low porosity

(d) Low compressibility

I got this question in an international level competition.

The above asked question is from Types of Bearing Capacity Failures topic in chapter Bearing Capacity of Geotechnical Engineering II

Answer 1

Right answer is (a) High compressibility

The best I can explain: Local shear failure occurs in soil having high compressibility and in sands having relative density lying between 35 and 70 percent.