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The third system of forces is composed of ___________

(a) Varying upward pressure and Varying downward pressure

(b) Distributed load

(c) None of the mentioned

(d) All of the mentioned

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I want to ask this question from IS Code of Practice for Design of Raft Foundations in portion Shallow Foundations of Geotechnical Engineering II

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Correct answer is (d) All of the mentioned

Easiest explanation: The varying distributed load pressure in raft, acting both upward and downward forms the third system of forces.

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