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Problem M. 344. (October 2014)

M. 344. Paper tubes are made from A4 sheets of paper, such that the shorter sides of the paper are glued together (overlapping approximately a 1 cm wide stripe). Placing the tubes to a horizontal tabletop and applying a load along its symmetry axis, examine at which load will the tubes collapse. How does the critical load depend on the height of the tube?

(6 pont)

Deadline expired on November 10, 2014.


Statistics:

29 students sent a solution.
6 points:Asztalos Bogdán, Békési Gergő Bendegúz, Csathó Botond, Holczer András, Horváth Sebestyén Lénárd, Olosz Balázs.
5 points:Balogh Menyhért, Berta Dénes, Forrai Botond, Jakus Balázs István, Kovács Péter Tamás, Plaszkó Noel, Sal Kristóf, Szentivánszki Soma , Szépfalvi Bálint.
4 points:8 students.
3 points:5 students.
2 points:1 student.

Problems in Physics of KöMaL, October 2014