Steel beams 60.000 ft long are placed in a highway overpass to allow for expansion and contraction.

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Steel beams 60.000 ft long are placed in a highway overpass to allow for expansion and contraction. The temperature range allowance is – 30°F to 130°F.

(a) Find the space allowance (in inches) between the beams at 30°F if the beams touch at 130°F.

(b) Find the space allowance between the beams if placed at 75°F and touch at 130°F.


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Applied Physics

ISBN: 978-0132109277

10th Edition

Authors: Dale ewen, Neill schurter, P. erik gundersen

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