A building is supported on shallow foundation in sand at 1 m below ground level. The water table is at 5 m below the ground surface. For whic one of the following foundations will the net bearing capacity of the soil be a maximum?

- 1
  
  2 m wide strip footing
- 2
  
  2 m x 2 m square footing
- 3
  
  2 m diameter circular footing
- 4
  
  4 m x 1 m rectangular footing

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