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← TechnologyWhich risk increases when thermal expansion constraints exceed column yield strength?
A)Concrete spalling occurs rapidly
B)Elastic deformation is amplified greatly
C)Buckling instability is more likely✓
D)Shear failure becomes immediate
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Buckling instability rises because restrained thermal expansion induces compressive stresses, exceeding the column's critical load via Euler's formula. Therefore, buckling is more likely, rather than immediate shear failure, which requires direct transverse force.
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