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This exact problem appears in most editions of İnan’s book as either Example 12 or Problem 12.12.
In the autumn of 1972, a young civil engineering student named Erol sat in the crowded library of Istanbul Technical University. On his desk lay a heavily underlined copy of Cisimlerin Mukavemeti — Strength of Materials — by Professor Mustafa İnan. The spine was cracked at Chapter 12: “Buckling of Columns.”