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| 1. |
The minimum axial compressive load, P, required to initiate buckling for a pinned-pinned slender column with bending stiffness EI and length L is |
| A. | \(P = \frac{{{\pi ^2}EI}}{{4{L^2}}}\) |
| B. | \(P = \frac{{{\pi ^2}EI}}{{{L^2}}}\) |
| C. | \(P = \frac{{{3{\pi ^2}EI}}}{{4{L^2}}}\) |
| D. | \(P = \frac{{{4{\pi ^2}EI}}}{{L^2}}\) |
| Answer» C. \(P = \frac{{{3{\pi ^2}EI}}}{{4{L^2}}}\) | |