Numerical prediction of the stress response of an octopus-type spoked wheel under steady state (static) loading conditions is carried out using commercially available FEA software. The model used in the simulation is based on the wheel model experimented on by H.Akbulut. The boundary and the loading conditions are same as those used in the measurement so as to enable comparison of the numerical results with measurement data and hence validate them.The geometry of the wheel is symmetric about the two Cartesian axes and hence only a quarter of the wheel is modeled for analysis. An optimum mesh...