A beam is pin-connected to the tops of two identical pipe columns, each of height h, in a frame. The frame is restrained against sidesway at the top of column 1. Only buckling of columns 1 and 2 in the plane of the frame is of interest here. The ratio (a/L) defining the placement of load Qcr, which causes both columns to buckle simultaneously, is approximately:

(A) 0.25

(B) 0.33

(C) 0.67

(D) 0.75


(B) 0.33

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The number of electrons in a neutral atom is called its

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