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The cone resistance qc, for sandy silt type of soil is __________

(a) 3.5

(b) 6

(c) 2

(d) 5

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Question is from Bearing Capacity in section Bearing Capacity of Geotechnical Engineering II

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Right option is (c) 2

The best explanation: For silts, sandy silts, slightly cohesive silt sand mixture type of soil, the cone resistance q c is 2.

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