5.18The steel rails of a continuous, straight railroadtrack are each 60 feet long and are laid with spaces be-tween their ends of 0.25 inch at 70°F.a. At what temperature will the rails touch end toend?b. What compressive stress will be produced in therails if the temperature rises to 150°F?T=Stress=L= 60'25 @T=70°F

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Chapter30: Customary And Metric Steel Rules

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