Question

Assertion (A): The bearing capacity of a footing always gets affected by the location of ground water table.
Reason (R): Water in soil affects the shear strength parameters as well as the unit weight.

• A. both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
• B. both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
• C. A is true but R is false
• D. A is false but R is true

Answer 1

The correct option is D A is false but R is true

The position of ground water has a significant effect on the bearing capacity of soil. Only if it is present at a depth less than the width of the foundation from the foundation bottom. At depths greater than this, there is no effect on bearing capacity.