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                                    Two columns 50 cm x 50 cm and 60 cm x 60 cm carry 80 tonnes and 120 tonnes of loads respectively. The centre to centre distance between columns is 5.00 metres. The permissible bearing capacity of the soil is 20 t/m. If the footing is not to project more than 25 cm beyond the outside of the smaller column, pick up the correct design parameters of the footing from the following: | 
                            
| A. | distance of C.G. of the loads from the smaller column = 3.00 m | 
| B. | the length of the foundation slab = 7.00 m | 
| C. | area of footing slab = 11.00 m | 
| D. | width of the footing = 1.57 m. | 
| E. | all the above. | 
| Answer» F. | |