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Fig. 9. Maximum force (kN) against maximum leg compression (m) for the analytical (squares, red dotted line) and numerical solutions (blue, triangles) for contact angles between 2.5° and 30°. Leg stiffness (the gradient) remains constant for the numerical solutions and is indistinguishable from the stiffness for the analytical solutions.