Question

A seating pressure of ___________ is applied on the plate before starting the load test.

(a) 70 g/cm^2

(b) 30 g/cm^2

(c) 50 g/cm^2

(d) 100 g/cm^2

The question was asked in my homework.

This question is from Bearing Capacity topic in section Bearing Capacity of Geotechnical Engineering II

Answer 1

The correct answer is (a) 70 g/cm^2

Easy explanation: A minimum seating pressure of 70 g/cm^2 (0.7 t/m^2), shall be applied and removed before starting the load test.