Three parallel strip footings 3 m wide each and 5 m apart center to center transmit contact pressures of 300, 450 and 150 kN/m2 respectively. Calculate the vertical stress due to the combined loads beneath the centers of each footing at a depth of 4 m below the base. Assume the footings are placed at a depth of 2 m below the ground surface. Use Boussinesq's method for line loads

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Q.3. Three parallel strip footings 3 m wide each and 5 m apart center to center transmit contact pressures of 300, 450 and 150 kN/m2 respectively. Calculate the vertical stress due to the combined loads beneath the centers of each footing at a depth of 4 m below the base. Assume the footings are placed at a depth of 2 m below the ground surface. Use Boussinesq's method for line loads
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