Determine the maximum and minimum stress intensities

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A hollow rectangular masonry pier 600mm*900mm and 150mm thick transmits a vertical load of 500kn in a vertical plane bisecting the 900mm side and at an eccentricity of 100mm from the geometrical axes of the section. Determine the maximum and minimum stress intensities in the section.

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