ABSTRACT
Singh et al. (1973) reported experimental investigations on the interference effect of two adjacent smooth, square footings subjected to vertical load in cohesionless soil. It was observed that the interference changes both the load at failure and the settlement characteristics to values different from those of isolated footings. The interference of footings on dense sand was observed to cause an increase in bearing capacity and decrease in settlement with reduction of spacing. Kumar & P.Ghosh (2007) presented the ultimate bearing capacity of two interfering strip footings by using the method of stress characteristics.
