Question

The contact pressure distribution under a rigid footing on a cohesionless soil would be

• A. Uniform throughout
• B. zero at centre and maximum at edges
• C. zero at edges and maximum at centre
• D. maximum at edges and minimum at centre

Answer 1

The correct option is C zero at edges and maximum at centre

(c) A rigid footing settles uniformly. So contact pressure will be maximum at centre and zero at edge in cohesionless soils. The distribution is close to parabolic.