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 (A)equal in both footings. (B) large for square footing and small for strip footing. |(C) large for strip footing and small for square footing. | (D)more for strip footing at shallow depth (s B) and more for square footing at large depth (> B).

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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
(A)equal in both footings.
| (B) large for square footing and small for
strip footing.
|(C) large for strip footing and small for
square footing.
(D)more for strip footing at shallow
depth (S B) and more for square
footing at large depth (> B).
centre line would be
Transcribed Image Text: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 (A)equal in both footings. | (B) large for square footing and small for strip footing. |(C) large for strip footing and small for square footing. (D)more for strip footing at shallow depth (S B) and more for square footing at large depth (> B). centre line would be
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