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A combined trapezoidal footing of length L supports two identical square columns (P1 and P2) of size 0.5 m ร— 0.5 m as shown in the figure. The columns P1 and P2 carry loads of 2000 kN and 1500 kN, respectively.
If the stress beneath the footing is uniform, the length of the combined footing L (in m, round off to two decimal places) is _______.

Correct : 5.70 to 5.90

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