Question

The safe bearing capacity can also be referred as _________

(a) Net safe bearing capacity

(b) Ultimate bearing capacity

(c) Safe bearing pressure

(d) Net soil pressure

I had been asked this question in an interview.

Origin of the question is Minimum Depth of Foundation: Rankine’s Analysis in portion Bearing Capacity of Geotechnical Engineering II

Answer 1

The correct answer is (b) Ultimate bearing capacity

The best I can explain: Sometimes, the safe bearing capacity is also referred to as the ultimate bearing capacity qf divided by a factor of safety F.