Question

For cohesion less soils, having c=0 Indian standard code recommends that the bearing capacity can be calculated based on __________

(a) Relative density

(b) Standard penetration resistance value

(c) Static cone penetration

(d) All of the mentioned

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This question is from IS Code Method for Computing Bearing Capacity topic in division Bearing Capacity of Geotechnical Engineering II

Answer 1

The correct choice is (d) All of the mentioned

Explanation: For cohesionless soils (c=0), Indian standard code recommends that the bearing capacity can be calculated i) based on relative density or ii) based on standard penetration resistance value, and iii) based on static cone penetration test.