Older railroad tracks in the U.S. are made of 12-m-long pieces of steel. When the tracks are

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Older railroad tracks in the U.S. are made of 12-m-long pieces of steel. When the tracks are laid, gaps are left between the sections to prevent buckling when the steel thermally expands. If a track is laid at 16°C, how large should the gaps be if the track is not to buckle when the temperature is as high as 50°C?

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College Physics A Strategic Approach

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Authors: Randall D. Knight, Brian Jones, Stuart Field

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