Soil Mechanics and Foundation
A 600 mm square bearing plate settles by 15 mm in plate load test on a cohesionless soil under an intensity of loading of 0.2 N/ram2. The settlement of a prototype shallow footing 1 m square under the same intensity of loading is

greater than 25 mm
15 mm
25 mm
between 15 mm and 25 mm

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
A cylindrical specimen of saturated soil failed under an axial vertical stress of 100kN/m2 when it was laterally unconfmed. The failure plane was inclined to the horizontal plane at an angle of 45°. The values of cohesion and angle of internal friction for the soil are respectively

0.05 N/mm² and 0°
0.05 N/mm² and 45°
0.2 N/mm² and 0°
0.5 N/mm² and 30°

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