Question

The bearing capacity of soil is calculated in ______ units.

(a) gm/cc

(b) kg/m^3

(c) kN/m^2

(d) N/m

This question was posed to me by my college director while I was bunking the class.

The query is from Ground Techniques topic in division Site Investigation and Ground Techniques of Construction & Building Materials

Answer 1

Correct answer is (c) kN/m^2

The best I can explain: The bearing capacity of soil is calculated as the maximum load divided by the total area of steel plate i.e. Bearing Capacity = max. Load ÷ area of steel plate and the unit is N/m^2 or kN/m^2.