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Which fracture pattern arises when concrete columns experience shear overload?

A)Diagonal cracking from imposed stress
B)Vertical splitting from rebar yielding
C)Horizontal delamination from alkali reaction
D)Concentric spalling from freeze-thaw cycles

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Diagonal cracking initiates because principal stresses exceed concrete's shear strength, causing brittle failure along stress trajectories via shear stress concentration. Therefore, diagonal fractures dominate rather than splitting from rebar yielding which primarily addresses tensile bending.

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