To minimise the effect of differential settlement, the area of a footing should be designed for (A) Dead load only (B) Dead load + live load (C) Dead load + fraction of live load (D) Live load + fraction of dead load

To minimise the effect of differential settlement, the area of a footing should be designed for
(A) Dead load only
(B) Dead load + live load
(C) Dead load + fraction of live load
(D) Live load + fraction of dead load
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Answer: Option C
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