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In the Bowl’s method for finding the effect of water table, which of the following factor is used for soil in the wedge zone?

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In the Bowl’s method for finding the effect of water table, which of the following factor is used for soil in the wedge zone?

(a) Water reduction factor

(b) Effective unit weight

(c) Overburden pressure

(d) Average unit weight

This question was posed to me by my college professor while I was bunking the class.

Origin of the question is Effect of Water Table on Bearing Capacity in chapter Bearing Capacity of Geotechnical Engineering II

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The correct option is (b) Effective unit weight

Easiest explanation: In the third method (Bowles, 1988), no water reduction factor is used, but effective unit weight (γe) is used for the soil in the wedge zone.

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