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Which risk increases when unsupported structural steel columns exceed their critical buckling load?

A)Torsional failure via twisting
B)Brittle fracture from high stress
C)Corrosion via accelerated oxidation
D)Yielding due to compressive forces

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When unsupported columns exceed their critical buckling load, torsional buckling initiates because the column section twists, leading to geometric instability. Therefore torsional failure results, rather than brittle facture, corrosion or direct yielding, which depend on different material properties or loading conditions.

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