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The analytical formula for computing the radius of contact zone (a) is given as follows:

Using this value of contact radius, we can also compute the normal pressured induced at the contact zone.  Theoretically, the maximum pressure (pmax) is induced along the y-axis, as expected, and is given by the following formula:

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