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The bearing capacity of cohesion-less soil at the ground surface is __________

(a) Unity

(b) Less than one

(c) Zero

(d) Greater than one

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This key question is from Minimum Depth of Foundation: Rankine’s Analysis topic in division Bearing Capacity of Geotechnical Engineering II

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Correct answer is (c) Zero

Best explanation: According to Rankine’s equation bearing capacity of cohesion less soil is zero at the ground surface.

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