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A short column of external diameter D and internal diameter d carries an eccentric load d. The greatest eccentricity which the load can have without producing tension on the cross- section of the column would be

A) \[\frac{d+D}{8}\]                     

B) \[\frac{{{d}^{2}}+{{D}^{2}}}{8d}\]

C) \[\frac{{{d}^{2}}+{{D}^{2}}}{8d}\]             

D) \[\sqrt{\frac{{{d}^{2}}+{{D}^{2}}}{8}}\]