Question

The bearing capacity of sandy soil and gravelly soils is affected to the extent of ___________% by the presence of water table.

(a) 50

(b) 10

(c) 25

(d) 80

I got this question by my school teacher while I was bunking the class.

I would like to ask this question from Ground Techniques in chapter Site Investigation and Ground Techniques of Construction & Building Materials

Answer 1

Right answer is (a) 50

The best I can explain: If the water table is above the foundation level, the water should be pumped out before placing the steel plate. If water is made with at a depth of one metre below the level of the foundation level, the load test should be carried out at that level.