During a plate load test on cohesionless soil, a 600 mm square bearing plate experiences a settlement of 15 mm under a load intensity of 0.2 N/mm². What would be the expected settlement of a prototype shallow footing measuring 1 m square subjected to the same load intensity?

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12 Jan 2019
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Since the load intensity and soil conditions remain unchanged, the settlement of the prototype footing with a larger size will be approximately the same as the plate load test, which is 15 mm.

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