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While constructing buildings and bridges a pilar with distributed ends is preferred to a pillar with rounded ends Why ?

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Use of pillrs or columns is very common
in buildings and bridges. A pillar with roun-
ded ends supports less load than that with
a distributed shape at the ends. Hence, for
this reason, While constructig buildings
and bridges a pillar with distributed ends
is preferred to a pillar with rounded ends.
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