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Bearing capacity of a soil strata supporting a footing of size 3m×3m will not be affected by the presence of ground water table located at a depth which is

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1.0 m below the base of the footing
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1.5 m below the base of the footing
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2.5 m below the base of the footing
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3 m below the base of the footing
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Solution

The correct option is D 3 m below the base of the footing
When the water table is B depth below the base of the footing there is no effect of ground water table on bearing capacity. (B is the width of footing)

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