The greatest eccentricity which a load W can have without producing tension on the cross-section of a short column of external diameter D and internal diameter d, is (A) 4W/ (D² - d²) (B) (D² - d²)/32D (C) (D² + d²)/8D (D) (D² - d²)/8D

The greatest eccentricity which a load W can have without producing tension on the cross-section
of a short column of external diameter D and internal diameter d, is
(A) 4W/ (D² - d²)
(B) (D² - d²)/32D
(C) (D² + d²)/8D
(D) (D² - d²)/8D
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(C) (D² + d²)/8D
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