A vertical column has two moments of inertia (i.e. Ixx and Iyy ). The column wil

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A vertical column has two moments of inertia (i.e. I_xx and I_yy ). The column will tend to buckle in the direction of the
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A. axis of load
B. perpendicular to the axis of load
C. maximum moment of inertia
D. minimum moment of inertia

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minimum moment of inertia

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B. uniform hollow sections
C. uniform solid and hollow sections
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A. varies as the square of the radial distance
B. increases linearly as its radial distance
C. increases as the square of the radial distance
D. decreases as the square of the radial distance

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A. outside micrometer
B. inside micrometer
C. depth gauge micrometer
D. vernier caliper

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