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The rigid pavement tends to distribute the load by ______

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The rigid pavement tends to distribute the load by ______

(a) slab mechanism

(b) grain to grain transfer

(c) column mechanism

(d) footing mechanism

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Question is from Design of Flexible Pavements topic in chapter Design of Flexible & Rigid Pavement of Geotechnical Engineering II

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Correct choice is (a) slab mechanism

To explain I would say: The rigid pavement are usually made of RCC. Thus, the rigid pavements have more tensile strength. Therefore the rigid pavement tend to distribute the load by slab mechanism.

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