What is the greatest height Hmax that can be laid out for a massive brick column of constant height cross-section s, so that the deformation of the column that occurs under the influence of gravity alone remains within the elastic limits? What will be the greatest relative compression of the brickwork? Young's modulus of brick E = 3000 MPa, brick density p = 1.8 103 kg/m3. Stress at the elastic limit sp = 3 MPa.

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