The bearing capacity of a strip footing on a saturated clay is 120 KN/m2. The bearing capacity of a circular footing (diameter=width) will be. 1. more then 120 2. less then 120 3. equal to 120 4.all

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2. less than 120 Q = 1.3 C Nc + Y D Nq + S Y B Ny Since bearing capacity depends on shape factor shape factor (S) of circle is less than square

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