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The net pressure can be calculated for raft having width greater than ___________

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The net pressure can be calculated for raft having width greater than ___________

(a) 6 m

(b) 20 cm

(c) 30 cm

(d) 4 m

The question was asked in an interview for internship.

My question is based upon Shallow Foundations in section Shallow Foundations of Geotechnical Engineering II

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Right answer is (a) 6 m

The explanation is: Based on the settlement criterion for raft, the net pressure can be calculated from the following equation having its width greater than 6m.

qp = 20(N-3) Rw2 kN/m^2.

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