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The pressure transmitted to the surface of the pavement by the wheel is ________

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The pressure transmitted to the surface of the pavement by the wheel is ________

(a) differential pressure

(b) absolute pressure

(c) contact pressure

(d) atmospheric pressure

The question was asked in semester exam.

I would like to ask this question from Flexible Pavement topic in portion Design of Flexible & Rigid Pavement of Geotechnical Engineering II

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Right answer is (c) contact pressure

Explanation: The contact pressure is the pressure transmitted to the surface of the pavement by the contact of the wheel on the pavement surface. This contact pressure depends upon:

tyre pressure

stiffness of the tyre walls.

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