A highway is made of concrete slabs that are 15 m long at 20.0 C. (a) If

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A highway is made of concrete slabs that are 15 m long at 20.0 °C.
(a) If the temperature range at the location of the highway is from −20.0 °C to + 40.0 °C, what size expansion gap should be left (at 20.0 °C) to prevent buckling of the highway? (b) How large are the gaps at −20.0 °C?
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Physics

ISBN: 978-0077339685

2nd edition

Authors: Alan Giambattista, Betty Richardson, Robert Richardson

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