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Q1: The nature of contact pressure distribution under a rigid footing resting on a sandy soil and subjected to uniformly distributed load is as shown in :

A

B

C

D

ANS:B -

D is the right answer because in rigid pavement settlement will be uniform.

So contact pressure will be varying.

It's a sandy soil so contact pressure at the center will be minimum and it will b max on edges, so D is the right answer.



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