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In cohesive soil, the pressure distribution beneath the footing is ___________

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In cohesive soil, the pressure distribution beneath the footing is ___________

(a) Linear

(b) Non linear

(c) Zero

(d) None of the mentioned

I have been asked this question in a national level competition.

My question is from Types of Foundation topic in section Shallow Foundations of Geotechnical Engineering II

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Right answer is (a) Linear

Explanation: When a footing rests on cohesive soil, the edge stresses may be very large, but the pressure distribution may be considered to be linear.

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