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When conducting a bearing-capacity probe pit or plate load check, what does good site practice emphasize in the keyed answer?

Choices

  • (A) Visual inspection on day one only
  • (B) Track settlement / stop increments at engineered depth and document soil layers
  • (C) Ignore groundwater during testing
  • (D) Single probe for entire site without redundancy

Correct answer: (B)

Track settlement / stop increments at engineered depth and document soil layers

Explanation

Bearing proofs need documented soil layers and controlled load steps.

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