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The contact area of wheel is _______

(a) triangular

(b) square

(c) rectangular

(d) circular

The question was posed to me during an interview.

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

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Correct answer is (d) circular

For explanation I would say: Since, Area=Load/Pressure, the contact area shape for the wheel and the pavement is nearly an elliptical region. It is assumed to be circular for making the problems simple to proceed.

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