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Geotechnical Engineering Questions and Answers – Combined Footing and Strap Footing
This set of Geotechnical Engineering Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on “Combined footing and Strap footing”.
Answer: b
Explanation: The design of rigid rectangular footing consists in determining the location of center of gravity of the column loads and using length and width dimension such
that centroid of footing and the center of gravity of columns loads coincide.
2. If the independent spread footing of two columns are connected by a beam, it is called___________
a) Combined footing
b) Trapezoidal combined footing
c) Strap footing
d) Raft footing
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Answer: c
Explanation: In strap footing, two independent columns are supported by as trap or beam at the bottom.
3. Which of the following condition is true regarding the transfer of load from strap to soil, used in strap footing?
a) Transfer load to soil
b) Does not transfer load to soil
c) Partially transfer to load
d) None of the mentioned
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Answer: b
Explanation: The strap used does not remain in contact with soil, and thus does not transfer any pressure to the soil.
4. When the allowable soil is low or the building loads are heavy, the footing used is___________
a) Raft footing
b) Strap footing
c) Trapezoidal combined footing
d) Rectangular combined footing
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Answer: a
Explanation: When the allowable soil pressure is low, or the building loads are heavy, the use of spread footings would cover more than one-half of the area and it may
prove more economical to use mat or raft foundation.
5. If the resultant of the soil pressure coincide with the resultant of the loads, the soil is pressure is assumed to be____________
a) Non-uniformly
b) Uniformly distributed
c) Zero
d) None of the mentioned
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Answer: b
Explanation: If the resultant of the soil pressure coincides with the resultant of the loads and the center of gravity of the footing, the soil pressure is assumed to be uniformly
distributed.
Answer: c
Explanation: The maximum bending moment should be adopted as the design value for the reinforced concrete rectangular footing, which should also be checked for
maximum shear and bond etc.
Answer: a
Explanation: For a rectangular combined footing, x̅ =L/2 and for a trapezoidal combined footing solutions lies between the limits L/3 < x̅ < L/2.
Answer: b
Explanation: The designing of strap or cantilever footing is based on trial and error method, it begins with a trial value of e, so that the length L1 is known. The calculations
are repeated with another value of e till values of the reactions R1 and R2 calculated by both the procedure, coincide.
10. What will be the shape of footing if a=0, is substituted in the pressure intensity equation “q2 = a. qs”?
a) Rectangular
b) Triangular
c) Trapezoidal
d) Circular
View Answer
Answer: b
Explanation: In the pressure intensity equation q2 = a. qs, if a= 0 we have a triangle with x̅ = L/3..
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