Question

If the resultant of the soil pressure coincides with the resultant of the loads, the soil is pressure is assumed to be ____________

(a) Non-uniformly

(b) Uniformly distributed

(c) Zero

(d) None of the mentioned

I have been asked this question during an interview.

Enquiry is from Shallow Foundations topic in chapter Shallow Foundations of Geotechnical Engineering II

Answer 1

Right choice is (b) Uniformly distributed

To explain I would say: If the resultant of the soil pressure coincides with the resultant of the loads and the center of gravity of the footing, the soil pressure is assumed to be uniformly distributed.