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The settlement of the plate in a load test is measured with the help of _________

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The settlement of the plate in a load test is measured with the help of _________

(a) Sensitive dial gauges

(b) Test plate

(c) Measuring unit

(d) Datum bar

The question was asked in semester exam.

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

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Right answer is (a) Sensitive dial gauges

The best explanation: The settlement of the plate is measured with the help of sensitive dial gauges. For square plate, two dial gauges are used. The dial gauges are mounted on independently supported datum bar.

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