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In local shear failure, the failure surface do not reach the ground surface because ____________

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In local shear failure, the failure surface do not reach the ground surface because ____________

(a) Compression of soil under the footing

(b) Ultimate bearing capacity is not well defined

(c) Failure is defined by large settlements

(d) All of the mentioned

I have been asked this question in examination.

I'd like to ask this question from Types of Bearing Capacity Failures topic in chapter Bearing Capacity of Geotechnical Engineering II

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Right choice is (a) Compression of soil under the footing

The best explanation: In local shear failure there is a significant compression of the soil under the footing and only partial development of state of plastic equilibrium. Due to this reason, the failure surface does not reach the ground.

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