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WorksheetsBearing Capacity
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
The father of Geotechnical Engineering
Therzagi
Terzhagi
Terzaghi
Terzagi
Terzzaghi
Type of deep foundation in which concrete is poured on-site
Bored Piles
Driven Piles
Sheet Piles
Timber Piles
General Shear Failure typically occurs on dense soil or sand
True
False
Cannot be determined
Assuming same properties, the footing size that would give the highest bearing capacity is
Square
Circular
The cohesion of soil expected to have a local shear failure is what percent of cohesion of soil with general shear failure
67%
50%
34%
100%
75%
What does GWT mean?
Ground Water Table
Ground Water Tank
Grade Water Tank
Gas Water Table
What does BOF mean?
Bottom of Footing
Back of Footing
Bottom of Fedestal
Bareback of Footing
The gross allowable bearing capacity is always larger than the net allowable bearing capacity
Always True
Sometimes True
False
Requirement for design must be include provision for floating foundation EXCEPT:
Safety
Functional and reliability
Durability
Economy
Soil Condition
Following listed are steps choosing types of foundation EXCEPT
Obtain the required information concern in the nature of the superstructure and the load to the transmitted to the foundation.
Obtain the size of superstructure and substructure
Obtain the subsurface soil conditions
Take consideration the existing condition such as bearing capacity of the soil carry the required load and the adverse effects on the structure due to differential settlements.
One or two types of foundation are selected on the basis of preliminary studies.
The net ultimate bearing capacity qnu is define as
(a)
The size of a FOOTING for our area is?
16" x 12"
18" x 12"
20" x 10"
24" x 10"
How would you find out the bearing capacity of the soil for a certain city?
Ask you neighbor
Ask Miss Viking
Ask Congress
Ask the Local Building Dept
What line-type is used to represent the footings on a foundation plan?
section lines
hidden lines
center lines
object lines
The ground must slope ______ the home or structure.
toward
be perfectly flat
away from
into
