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Bearing Capacity - Terzaghi Theory

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A strip footing is resting on the surface of a purely clayey soil deposit. If the width of the footing is doubled, the ultimate bearing capacity of the soil

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Becomes double

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Becomes half

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Becomes four-times

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D

Remains the same

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Solution

The correct option is D Remains the same
Remains the same
$q_{u} = C N_{c}$
It does not have any factor of width.

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