A 300 mm square bearing plate settles by 15 mm in a plate load test on a cohesive soil when the intensity of loading is 0.2 N/mm². The settlement of a prototype shallow footing 1 m square under the same intensity of loading is

• A. 15 mm
• B. 30 mm
• C. 50 mm
• D. 167 mm

Answer: (C)