Question

When the water table is above the base of the footing, the submerged weight ‘γ’ can be used to compute __________

a.

Effective pressure and Surcharge

b.

Pore pressure

c.

None of the mentioned

d.

All of the mentioned

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Answer: (a).Effective pressure and Surcharge

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