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There are two footings resting on the ground surface. One footing is square of dimension ‘B’. The other is strip footing of width ‘B’. Both of them are subjected to a loading intensity of q. The pressure intensity at any depth below the base of the footing along the centre line would be
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- equal in both footings
- large for square footing and small for strip footing
- large for strip footing and small for square footing
- more for strip footing at shallow depth (≤ B) and more for square footing at large depth (> B)
Correct Option: C
L/B of square footing = 1
L/B strip footing = ∞
∴ Pressure intensity is large for square footing and small for square footing.
