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The plate load test was conducted on a clayey strata by using a plate of $0.3 m \times 0.3 m$ dimensions, and the ultimate load per unit area for the plate was found to be 180 kPa. The ultimate bearing capacity (in kPa) of a 2m wide square footing would be

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27

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180

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1200

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2000

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Solution

The correct option is B
180
Bearing capacity of footing on purely cohesive soil does not depend upon size of footing.

$q_{u p} = q_{u f} (f o r c l a y)$

$∴$ Ultimate bearing capacity of a 2m wide square footing = 180 kPa

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