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The bearing capacity of soil is calculated in ______ units.(a) gm/cc(b) kg/m^3(c) kN/m^2(d) N/mThis 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

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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.



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