Question

Vesic observed _____________ types of bearing capacity failures.

(a) 2

(b) 4

(c) 3

(d) 5

This question was addressed to me by my school principal while I was bunking the class.

My query is from Types of Bearing Capacity Failures topic in chapter Bearing Capacity of Geotechnical Engineering II

Answer 1

Right option is (c) 3

Explanation: In 1963, Vesic observed three types of bearing capacity failures:

i) General shear failure

ii) Local shear failure

iii) Punching shear failure.