Columns of given length, cross-section and material have different values of buckling loads for different end conditions. The strongest column is one whose (a) One end is fixed and other end is hinged (b) Both ends are hinged or pin jointed (c) One end is fixed and the other end entirely free (d) Both the ends are fixed

Columns of given length, cross-section and material have different values of buckling loads  for
different end conditions. The strongest column is one whose
(a) One end is fixed and other end is hinged
(b) Both ends are hinged or pin jointed
(c) One end is fixed and the other end entirely free
(d) Both the ends are fixed
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(d) Both the ends are fixed
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