What is the meaning of shallow foundation?

• Shallow foundation is generally placed within the soil at a depth less than the width of the foundation

• Shallow foundation is a shallow sample able to get at site

• Shallow foundation is a compartment of equipment to detect subsurface

• Shallow foundation is a materials to be add for soil stabilization

Following are the types of footing under pad foundations except:

• Square footing

• Rectangle footing

• Circular footing

• Octagon footing

What is the function of pad footing?

• To carry ultimate load

• To carry column load

• To carry wall load

• To carry wall load and ultimate load

What is the function of wide strip foundation?

• To carry dead load

• To carry column load

• To carry wall load

• To carry heavy loading

What is the function of mat foundation?

• To carry wall load

• To carry column load

• To carry column load and wall load

• To carry live load

What is the formula of allowable bearing capacity?

• qu/qall

• qu/Fs

• qu/Qall

• qu= BL

Following are the natural bearing capacity failure except:

• General shear failure

• Local shear failure

• Tensile shear failure

• Punching shear failure

What is the Terzaghi formula under circular foundation?

• qu = 1.3 c'Nc + qNq + 0.5 YBNy

• qu = 1.3 c'Nc + qNq + 0.3 YBNy

• qu = 1.3 c'Nc + qNq + 0.2 YBNy

• qu = 1.3 c'Nc + qNq + 0.4 YBNy

Following are the important note to be highlight for B & L except:

• Wide strip foundation, L is greater than B

• Square foundation, B=L

• Square foundation, B>L

• Circular foundation, B=L= diameter

What is the main formula for surcharge?

• q = YDf

• q = YsatB

• q = YwL

• q = YB