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Consider the following statements: 1. According to Terzaghi’s, a foundation is shallow if its depth is equal to or less than its width. 2. Spread footing, strap footing and raft footing are types of shallow foundations. 3. Combined footing may be trapezoidal if the two columns carry unequal loads; and rectangular if both columns carry equal loads. 4. For water tanks, providing raft foundations will avoid unequal settlements. Which of the above statements are correct?
Match the conditions under which the given type of footing is used:  a. Combined footing  I. For two or more columns  b. Mat foundation  II. For isolated or group of  columns  c. Pile foundation  III. For individual column  d. Isolated footing  IV. For supporting all  columns of structure
Which two classes use the Shape class correctly?
A. public class Circle implements Shape { private int radius; }B. public abstract class Circle extends Shape { private int radius; }C. public class Circle extends Shape { private int radius; public void draw(); }D. public abstract class Circle implements Shape { private int radius; public void draw(); }E. public class Circle extends Shape { private int radius; public void draw() { /* code here */ } }F. public abstract class Circle implements Shape { private int radius; public void draw() { /* code here */ } }
3/4th of square were taken to form shape A and the rest was made to form shape B. Shape A was divided into four equal squares (Shape C), what will be the ratio of the one shape C to one shape B.
If q is the punching shear resistance per unit area a, is the side of a square footing for a column of side b, carrying a weight W including the weight of the footing, the depth (D) of the footing from punching shear consideration, is
Which of the following statement(s) is/are true? A. Shape: According to the type of matter, the shape changes depending on the location of the particles. For example, solids have a definite shape, whereas liquids acquire the shape of their vessel and, seen, gases have no shape. B. Filling a vessel of water: It is a property of matter, which decreases in volume under high pressure, and gas shows this property.
A combined footing may be rectangular in shape if both the columns carry ___________
Which of the following statements is/are true? A. Rigidity: According to the type of matter, shape differs, depending upon location of particles. Eg, solids have definite shape while liquids acquire the shape of their container and gases, as such. don’t have any shape. B. Compressibility: It is the property of matter to allow a decrease in volume under high pressure and gases show this property.
Which type of footing is recommended when the property line is so close to one column that a spread footing would be eccentrically loaded when kept entirely within the property line?
The gross bearing capacity of a footing is 450 kN/m2. If the footing is 1.5 in wide and is at a depth of 1 m in a clayey soil which has a unit weight of 20 kN/m3, then the net bearing capacity is