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The rotation of foundation about y axes is known as _____________

(a) Yawning

(b) Pitching

(c) Rocking

(d) All of the mentioned

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This interesting question is from Dynamic Analysis of Block Foundations topic in portion Machine Foundations of Geotechnical Engineering II

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Right answer is (c) Rocking

Explanation: In the general case, rotation about y, z and x-axes are respectively known as rocking, yawning and pitching.

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