Bear ing Capacity Factor s Exam Questions (CSE512 Advanced Geotechnical Engineer ing)

Year 1998-99 Question 4 (b)

Year 2002-03 Question 1 (b)

Year 2004-05 Question 3 (a)

Year 2002-03 Question 2 (b)

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Bear ing Capacity Factor s Exam Questions (CSE512 Advanced Geotechnical Engineer ing)

Year 2003-04 Question 1 (b)

Year 2005-06 Question 1 (c)

Year 2006-07 Question 2 (c)

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Bear ing Capacity Factor s Exam Questions (CSE512 Advanced Geotechnical Engineer ing)

Year 2008-09 Question 1 (d)

Year 2010-11 Question 1 (d)

Year 2012-13 Question 1 (d) & 1 (e)

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Bearing Capacity Factors Exam Answers (CSE512 Advanced Geotechnical Engineering)

Bearing Capacity Factors of Strip Footing for the Failure Mechanism

Year Question No. Nc Nq N

3
1998-99 4 (b) 1  5.7124 1 –
2

2002-03 1 (b)
2    5.1416 1 0
2004-05 3 (a)

2002-03 2 (b)
6.2485 1 –
2003-04 1 (b)

2005-06 1 (c) 6.4226 1 –

2006-07 2 (c) 6 1 –

5
2010-11 1 (d) 3  5.8868 1 –
3

2012-13 1 (d) and 1 (e) 2    5.1416 1 0

Year 2008-09 Question 1 (d)

cos          
Nc   2 cos  cos   2   2 sin     cos   2   1  2 cos 2  sin     
  4  4  4  4 
2 cos 2   2  
 4 
2  
sin     cos 2
Nq  4 
2  
cos   2 
 4 
When   0 , Nc  6 and N q  1

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